Media releases

2021

Media release expressing deep concern for the students, their families and staff of the Giant Steps School in Gladesville and wanting to ensure all people with disabilities and those who support them are vaccinated (PDF , 141.7 KB), 13 August 2021.

2020

Postion statements

Statement expressing Council's position support for calls from disability sector organisations for greater accountability in NDIA settlement outcomes (DOCX , 88.7 KB), 24 July 2020.

Statement expressing Council's position support for calls from disability sector organisations for greater accountability in NDIA settlement outcomes (PDF , 239.4 KB), 24 July 2020.

Statement expressing Council's position on NSW Government support for disability advocacy services (DOCX , 142.1 KB), 2 July 2020.

Statement expressing Council's position on NSW Government support for disability advocacy services (PDF , 387.9 KB), 2 July 2020.

Media releases

Media release announcing the appointment of new members and reappointments of existing members to the Disability Council NSW by the Governor of NSW (PDF , 137.2 KB), 9 April 2020.

Media release: Essential support during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic (PDF , 217.1 KB), 8 April 2020.

Media release in support of new measures announced by the Hon. Stuart Robert MP, Minister for the NDIS, to support NDIS participants, providers and workers through the COVID-19 outbreak (PDF , 34.0 KB), 27 March 2020.

Media release in support of the Hon. Gareth Ward MP, Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services for the Commonwealth to release the underspent National Disability Insurance Scheme funding (PDF , 50.5 KB), 21 February 2020.

Contact

To request an accessible version of the documents on this page, please contact us by emailing disabilitycouncil@facs.nsw.gov.au

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05 Aug 2022

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