AED Legal Centre

27/08/2025

We have our new website up and running! There's still a lot of content to add so keep an eye on it as we refine it over the coming months. www.aed.org.au

30/07/2025

We are very excited that Kairsty Wilson, our CEO and Principal Legal Practitioner, has won an Enablement Award as The Most Outstanding Disability Employment Advocate in Australia in 2025. The Enablement Awards were presented at a ceremony in Melbourne last week.

24/06/2025

We just wanted to share that our website is being redeveloped and will be active again soon. In the meantime, you can follow us here to stay informed and connected.

AED Legal is a community legal centre that supports people with disability to stand up for their rights in employment, education, and NDIS decisions.

We’re here to help you understand your rights.

13/12/2021

Legal challenges against NDIA decisions more than triple in five months
11 December 2021
The Guardian
Exclusive: huge rise in appeals come amid claims of ‘stealth cuts’ to people’s previously approved NDIS funding

Exclusive: huge rise in appeals come amid claims of ‘stealth cuts’ to people’s previously approved NDIS funding

05/12/2021

The Australian Government has released a new 10 year Disability Employment Strategy. It is called Employ My Ability.

There is lots of information on the DSS website about the strategy including Easy Read.

https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/12_2021/4492-dss-disability-employment-strategy-er-fa-accessible_0.pdf

26/11/2021

A report published earlier this month by global disability charity Leonard Cheshire shows that negative attitudes and assumptions amongst employers about hiring people with disabilities remain pervasive. Recruiters need more nuanced insights into how disabled people think about applying for jobs.

18/11/2021

Q+A audience member alleges her autistic daughter is being made to work from home in move slammed by disability advocate
18 November 2021
ABC
COVID has changed the way we work and on Q+A it was discussed whether Australia would follow the US into a "great resignation" but as the bulk of the show dealt in hypotheticals, the reality for workers with a disability was laid bare in a case that panellist Eliza Hull labelled "pure discrimination".

Whether Australia endures a "great resignation" remains a future issue but issues of workplace discrimination and gender equality are placed squarely in the spotlight on a Q+A that ends with some sad news.

10/11/2021

Law Hack 2021: Disability Justice winner announced
10 November 2021
Pro Bono News
A unique event run by the National Justice Project brought together Australia’s brightest minds to find ways to defend the rights of people with disability.

A unique event run by the National Justice Project brought together Australia’s brightest minds to find ways to defend the rights of people with disability.

08/11/2021

People with disability face 'brick wall' in advocating for their human rights, royal commission hears
8 November 2021
SBS
The federal government is yet to legislate on rights that are adherent to the UN treaty, despite Australia ratifying the convention.

The federal government is yet to legislate on rights that are adherent to the UN treaty, despite Australia ratifying the convention.

19/10/2021

Advocates say justice gap must be closed for people with disability
18 October 2021
Pro Bono News
There hasn’t been nearly enough work done to fix the criminal justice system for people with disability, according to an advocate who knows first-hand how traumatic prison can be for those in the disability community.

“Jail is not a place for people with disability to be in”

08/10/2021

VIDEO: Advocates for people with disability speak out about the importance of vaccinations
7 October 2021
ABC
Leading advocates for people with disability encourages everyone to get vaccinated in order to help protect high-risk and vulnerable people.

Leading advocates for people with disability encourages everyone to get vaccinated in order to help protect high-risk and vulnerable people.