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Language Guide

Have you ever wondered what language to use when you talk to or write about people with disability? Do you know the difference between person-first and identity first language? Are...

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Video: Language Matters

Language matters because words shape attitudes. In this video, five people with disability share how language can harm, include, or affirm identity and experiences. They discuss the impact of words...

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Video: Demystifying Diverse Communication

In this video, six people with diverse communication needs share how they communicate and interact with the world. They explain how others can connect more effectively — and what to...

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Policy Submission

Policy Submission: South Australia’s Public Transport Strategy

Introduction JFA Purple Orange welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the consultation on developing a Public Transport Strategy for South Australia. We support the Department for Infrastructure and Transport’s...

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Policy submission: Anti-Bullying Rapid Review 2025

Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to provide input into the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review 2025. As you are aware, experiences of bullying of students in school can have lifelong consequences...

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Policy submission: Next steps on Supported Employment

Introduction Australians with disability have a right to work in the mainstream workforce, not in segregated or exploitative separate systems. Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...

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Policy Submission

Policy Submission: Department of Human Services – Draft State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-29

JFA Purple Orange (JFAPO) welcomes this consultation into South Australia’s draft State Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029 (‘the Plan’). We recognise the considerable work that has gone into its development and...

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Aged Care Employer Guide

Practical steps to recruit and support people with disability About the guide This Guide was developed through the Aged Care Community of Practice led by the JFA Purple Orange Road...

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Policy Submission

Policy submission: Domestic, family and sexual violence

People with disability are more likely to experience domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) thanmany in the broader community, yet services are less likely to be able to meet their...

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Policy submission: Foundational Supports for children

The recognition of the dire need for a tier of high-quality disability supports to address the significant needs of children with developmental concern, delay, and/or disability outside the National Disability...

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Policy Submission: General foundational supports

The recognition of the dire need for a tier of high-quality disability supports to address the significant unmet needs of Australians with disability who are not eligible for individual National...

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Policy submission: Draft Greater Adelaide Regional Plan

JFA Purple Orange welcomes the draft Greater Adelaide Regional Plan (GARP) and broadly endorses its vision and outcomes. However, we strongly believe there are some critical gaps that should be...

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