Lived experience
Alternative labels
Living experience
Description
Lived experience refers to a representation of the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain from these experiences and choices. [Wikipedia]
Evaluation
Evaluation of My Rights Matter: a program to change understanding, skills and policy about supported decision making
This evaluation report reviews the operation and effectiveness of the My Rights Matter program, which aimed to promote supported decision making by people with intellectual disability. The report reflects on the overall success and learnings from the program.
Submission
Australia’s Disability Strategy: full of potential but…
This submission to the review of the Australian Disability Strategy (ADS) supports the intent and actions of the Strategy. However, it argues there is room for improvement to ensure better outcomes and effectively address the inequities and discrimination faced by children and young people with disability.
Report
Voices of the crisis: final report from the People’s Commission into Australia’s Housing Crisis
The People’s Commission into the Housing Crisis set out to hear from the people most affected by the housing crisis and to recognise that they are uniquely placed to offer perspectives towards solutions. This report is based on the submissions of more than 1,500 Australians who voiced their experiences and the actions that they want...
Report
The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission yearly report to Parliament
This is the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s (the Commission’s) first report to Parliament on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (the National Plan). It finds that Governments have invested significant public funds to address domestic, family and sexual violence. Despite this, services and systems are...
Working paper
Listening to lived experience: what needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia?
To build a greater understanding of these lived and living experience contributions to the end of homelessness, this study investigates what people with lived and/or living experiences believe needs to be done to end homelessness in Australia.