Multiple Aussie filmmakers with disability win awards at short film festival

by | Oct 11, 2024

Multiple Aussie filmmakers with disability win awards at short film festival

Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth attended the recent Focus on Ability Short Film Festivals Awards Ceremony in support of Australians with disability

Half of people with disability feel ‘inaccurately represented’ in current movies and TV shows, as per a recent study

Winners of film awards at the ceremony include Australian filmmaker parents with intellectual disability and an Australian with cerebral palsy.

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Tags: Australian filmmaker parents with intellectual disability, Australian with cerebral palsy, Focus on Ability Short Film Festivals, Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth

End violence against disabled people

by | Sep 9, 2023

End violence against disabled peopleEveryone deserves to live in a world free from violence, yet people with disability face much higher rates of violence, harassment and abuse across all aspects of their lives. You are invited to take action and send a message to the Australian Government BEFORE the Disability Royal Commission hands down its final report on September 29, 2023

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Tags: action to end the violence now, Disability Royal Commission, End violence against disabled people, Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese