Giancarlo de Vera
Passionate about disability, cultural diversity, LGBTI+ policy and advocacy
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Pro Bono Australia #2022Impact25 Awards
Pro Bono Australia #2022Impact25 Awards
40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians 2021
40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians 2021
NSW Law Society Journal: "People with disability in the legal industry: time for an attitudinal evolution" (14 December 2022)
NSW Law Society Journal: "People with disability in the legal industry: time for an attitudinal evolution" (14 December 2022)
People with disability in the legal industry can be better served when it's recognised that attitudes are the greatest barriers
The Gaurdian: "Advocates say people with disability are increasingly âforgottenâ in emergency planning" (11 April 2022)
The Gaurdian: "Advocates say people with disability are increasingly âforgottenâ in emergency planning" (11 April 2022)
Insufficient accomodation and government support spark calls for better resourcing and planning in disaster responses
Sydney Morning Herald: "NDIS service fears over wage decision" (17 March 2022)
Sydney Morning Herald: "NDIS service fears over wage decision" (17 March 2022)
VICE Magazine: "For People with Disabilities, Sex Work is Still Grounded in Stigma" (1 March 2022)
VICE Magazine: "For People with Disabilities, Sex Work is Still Grounded in Stigma" (1 March 2022)
"People look at us and say we donât need it but we do have disabilities, so how do we have a relationship or physical intimacy?â
ABC News [Live Cross-Over Interview]: People with disability facing uncertainty over religious discrimination bill (10 Feb 2022)
ABC News [Live Cross-Over Interview]: People with disability facing uncertainty over religious discrimination bill (10 Feb 2022)
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
VICE Magazine: "Australiaâs Religious Discrimination Bill Could Make Life Hell for People With Disability" (10 Feb 2022)
VICE Magazine: "Australiaâs Religious Discrimination Bill Could Make Life Hell for People With Disability" (10 Feb 2022)
"I just can't work out how people could be so genuinely passionate, and against it, and still vote to pass a bill."
SBS News: "Weâre being used as toolsâ: Multicultural groups reject support for religious discrimination bill" (9 Feb 2022)
SBS News: "Weâre being used as toolsâ: Multicultural groups reject support for religious discrimination bill" (9 Feb 2022)
PWDA: Opening Statement to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the NDIS (Particpant Service Gaurantee) Bill 2021
PWDA: Opening Statement to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the NDIS (Particpant Service Gaurantee) Bill 2021
PWDA: Evidence and Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Disability Support Pension
PWDA: Evidence and Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Disability Support Pension
Monday 6 September 2021 Today representatives from People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and the Antipoverty Centre will be giving evidence at a federal parliamentary inquiry to detail how the Disability Support Pension (DSP) is failing people with disability. PWDA Senior Manager of Policy Giancarlo de Vera will outline a range of issues raised in two recent
SBS News: "Government urged to suspend mutual obligations for job seekers amid COVID-19 surge" (12 Jan 2022)
SBS News: "Government urged to suspend mutual obligations for job seekers amid COVID-19 surge" (12 Jan 2022)
ABC News [Live Cross-Over Interview]: Religious Discrimination Bill (24 Nov 2021)
ABC News [Live Cross-Over Interview]: Religious Discrimination Bill (24 Nov 2021)
The Australian: "NDIS patients face âtraumaticâ appeals process" (19 Nov 2021)
The Australian: "NDIS patients face âtraumaticâ appeals process" (19 Nov 2021)
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Disability Support Guide: "Disability support workers need to be vaccinated by the end of the month" (12 Nov 2021)
Disability Support Guide: "Disability support workers need to be vaccinated by the end of the month" (12 Nov 2021)
Mirage News: ''Disability advocates to front key NDIS inquiry" (12 Nov 2021)
Mirage News: ''Disability advocates to front key NDIS inquiry" (12 Nov 2021)
MEDIA ALERT: Disability advocates, including inaugural National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) chairman Bruce Bonyhady, will today warn a federal
The Gaurdian: "NDIS providers used unauthorised restraints on clients over a million times in 12 months" (10 Nov 2021)
The Gaurdian: "NDIS providers used unauthorised restraints on clients over a million times in 12 months" (10 Nov 2021)
SBS News: "Multicultural LGBTIQ+ people face violence in their own communities, survey shows" 27 October 2021
SBS News: "Multicultural LGBTIQ+ people face violence in their own communities, survey shows" 27 October 2021
A new study has found LGBTIQ+ people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds often experience violence in the communities theyâre meant to feel safe in.
ABC National Radio: "Concerns for people with disabilities and lowered immunity as lockdown lifts"' (11 Oct 2021)
ABC National Radio: "Concerns for people with disabilities and lowered immunity as lockdown lifts"' (11 Oct 2021)
As Sydneysiders enjoy their new freedoms today, there are still many people who are holding their breath.
The Gaurdian: "Injured woman says she drained super to survive while waiting years for disability support pension" (6 Sept 2021)
The Gaurdian: "Injured woman says she drained super to survive while waiting years for disability support pension" (6 Sept 2021)
SBS News: "Disability Support Pension applicants are being forced into poverty, inquiry hears"' (6 Sept 2021)
SBS News: "Disability Support Pension applicants are being forced into poverty, inquiry hears"' (6 Sept 2021)
Star Oberver: "UK home office tells gay Afghan that he could be sent back to Afghanistan" (27 Aug 2021)
Star Oberver: "UK home office tells gay Afghan that he could be sent back to Afghanistan" (27 Aug 2021)
QNews: "Gay Afghanistan manâs boyfriend murdered and mutilated by Taliban" (26 Aug 2021)
QNews: "Gay Afghanistan manâs boyfriend murdered and mutilated by Taliban" (26 Aug 2021)
Disability Support Guide: "All children with disability as young as 12 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine" (26 Aug 2021)
Disability Support Guide: "All children with disability as young as 12 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine" (26 Aug 2021)
Pink Advocate: "''They will kill me without even thinkingâ: Gay Afghans living in fear" (23 Aug 2021)
Pink Advocate: "''They will kill me without even thinkingâ: Gay Afghans living in fear" (23 Aug 2021)
Q News: "Charities call on Australia to take LGBTIQ Afghan refugees" (23 Aug 2021)
Q News: "Charities call on Australia to take LGBTIQ Afghan refugees" (23 Aug 2021)
Disability Support Guide: "Disability sector delivers ultimatum to Government and their vaccination program" (19 Aug 2021)
Disability Support Guide: "Disability sector delivers ultimatum to Government and their vaccination program" (19 Aug 2021)
SBS News: 'Wise to be thinking now': Calls for Australia to consider the burden of long COVID (30 July 2021)
SBS News: 'Wise to be thinking now': Calls for Australia to consider the burden of long COVID (30 July 2021)
SBS News: "Disability advocates still worried despite proposed changes to NDIS independent assessments" (7 July 2021)
SBS News: "Disability advocates still worried despite proposed changes to NDIS independent assessments" (7 July 2021)
ABC National Radio: "Dozens more COVID cases in Sydney" (5 July 2021)
ABC National Radio: "Dozens more COVID cases in Sydney" (5 July 2021)
The Australian: "NDIS checks âa danger to disabled' " (26 April 2021)
The Australian: "NDIS checks âa danger to disabled' " (26 April 2021)
The Gaurdian: "Australians with a disability âforgottenâ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say" (22 April 2021)
The Gaurdian: "Australians with a disability âforgottenâ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say" (22 April 2021)
The ABC: "Lily wishes able-bodied people knew the truth about how she thinks of her wheelchair" (2 April 2021)
The ABC: "Lily wishes able-bodied people knew the truth about how she thinks of her wheelchair" (2 April 2021)
Pedestrian TV's #27Pedestrians Docuseries
Pedestrian TV's #27Pedestrians Docuseries
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Proposed changes to the NDIS (PIAC)
Proposed changes to the NDIS (PIAC)
Terms of engagement for NDIS Minister Reynolds from the disability community
Terms of engagement for NDIS Minister Reynolds from the disability community
#WeNeedMoreTime: Extend the Disability Royal Commission
#WeNeedMoreTime: Extend the Disability Royal Commission
#MakeItSafeToSpeak - Disability Royal Commission
#MakeItSafeToSpeak - Disability Royal Commission
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Minimum accessibility standards introduced into the National Construction Code
Minimum accessibility standards introduced into the National Construction Code
Disability sector statement on the Australian Governmentâs planned reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Disability sector statement on the Australian Governmentâs planned reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Social Security Rights Review
Social Security Rights Review
Launch of ACON's Queer Ability Toolkit
Launch of ACON's Queer Ability Toolkit
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AGMC Statement on Afghanistan
AGMC Statement on Afghanistan
Tik Tok: The balkâ of pre-precolonial Philippines
Tik Tok: The balkâ of pre-precolonial Philippines
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