Key Facts:
PDA exists for its members, who fuel our mission to “enable every Australian living with a physical disability to realise their full potential”.
Through our work, we advocate to government, create equal opportunities, promote diversity and inclusion and ensure that our values within the organisation (and our representation of Australians living with physical disability) are reflected, upheld and defended.
Established in 1995, PDA is one of a very small handful of Australian disability organisations that actually has members and board representation in every Australian state and territory. With physical disability affecting 76.8% of Australia’s disability community, our organisation represents the largest disability category in our country. It is this visible and all-encompassing national footprint that ensures PDA truly has its finger on the pulse of disability in our country. This unique representative stance provides us with a strong voice and position to ensure that our organisation and members are heard and part of Australia’s disability conversation.
Together with the support of our incredible members and the ongoing work of our Board, we will continue to shine as an informed, influential, visible, active and connected organisation that puts disability rights at the forefront of all that we do.
Physical Disability Australia (PDA) to host Webinar on "The Impact of Disability on Mental Health Webinar" - Wednesday October 1st 2025
Depression. Anxiety. Feeling overwhelmed. Panic attacks. Exhaustion. Finding it difficult to cope.
These are just a few areas of mental health that can surface when you also live with physical disability - or any disability, or even life itself.
It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone goes through times of personal struggle. The stigma unfairly attached to mental health comes from not understanding, often making people feel distressed, alone and not wanting to ask for help.
Whilst this is slowly changing, there is still so much that can be and needs to be done to support people who experience mental health concerns.
With October being Mental Health Awareness Month, and with mental stress being an unwanted visitor in the lives of many within our community, on Wednesday 1st October (6pm AEST) we are hosting a webinar around the impact of disability on mental health.
With a panel of experts with both lived and professional experience and knowledge on the subject, this presentation will highlight the issue, provide advice and support and bring together Australians living with disability and their support networks to better understand and combat mental challenges.
So whether you are a person with disability, a carer, family member, friend or service provider who has experienced mental health issues or supported someone who has, if you want to know what help is available, learn how others dealt with difficult times or just want to feel heard, understood and supported, this webinar is for you.
You can read about our esteemed panelists by going to:
We encourage you to register for the webinar, by going to:
To address questions and experiences of those attending our webinar, we invite attendees to share these on registering. Anonymous contributions are welcome if preferred.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
Please join us in this important conversation.
About us:
Physical Disability Australia (PDA) is a national peak Disability Peoples Organisation (DPO) run by people with physical disability for people with physical disability.
Contact details:
Please direct all media inquiries to Jeremy Muir on 0414 422 987 or by emailing [email protected]
For more information please contact Natasha Nobay (Communications and Engagement Manager) at PDA on 0477 974 056 or email [email protected]
