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A taxi driver helps an older gentleman using a wheelchair to board a taxi.
Housing & Transport

South Australia running late on accessible taxi overhaul

With the state election looming, Purple Orange is calling on the next South Australian Government to overhaul unreliable access taxi services and improve outcomes for people living with disability. Currently...

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Photo of older woman in a wheelchair photographed from behind. It looks like she is on a balcony looking out at some palm trees. She is wearing a deep red cardigan.
Health

Call to end neglect and abuse of people living with disability in the SA Healthcare

JFA Purple Orange is calling on the South Australian Government to take immediate action to protect the health and wellbeing of people living with disability and end the ongoing neglect...

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Photo of the front of a light bricked house. It has a sloped roof and a tree to the left. A blue sky with white clouds is visible above the roof line.
Housing & Transport

Lost opportunity to boost accessible housing in SA?

Most houses and apartments in South Australia do not have basic accessibility features and there are currently no requirements in place for new builds. This severely reduces the availability of...

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A group of seven people standing together in a meeting room smiling at the camera. Three are kneeling in the front row and four are standing behind them.
Education & Employment

Launch of innovative aged care traineeship for people living with disability

JFA Purple Orange, in collaboration with five aged care and two disability employment providers and South Australian education provider, EQUALS International, have launched an innovative model to offer traineeships for...

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Four young people in front of a brick wall. Three females are standing and one male is in a wheelchair.
Education & Employment

Enabled Youth Disability Network (EYDN) launches first South Australian Student Diversity Advisory Council

Working in partnership with the South Australian Department for Education, the Enabled Youth Disability Network (EYDN) has established the first Student Diversity Advisory Council in South Australia. Kathryn Mills, EYDN...

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