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Disability Rights
28 November 2023News story
Commission welcomes new Disability Discrimination Commissioner
The 黑料情报站 welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Kayess to the role of Disability Discrimination Commissioner. 鈥淥n behalf of Commissioners and staff I warmly welcome Ms Kayess to the Commission. She is a leading disability and human rights lawyer who has been extremely influential in her work in international human rights law for people with disability,鈥 said鈥 -
Disability Rights
22 November 2023Media Release
New approach to disability employment sees outstanding results
A national disability employment project has delivered exceptional success rates, and created a new blueprint for how businesses could increase employment opportunities for people with disability. IncludeAbility, a project of the 黑料情报站, ran three-month employment pilots in Perth and the Illawarra with the goal of increasing meaningful work opportunities for鈥 -
Disability Rights
29 September 2023Media Release
Commission welcomes 鈥榟istoric and transformative鈥 Disability Royal Commission report
Read our media release welcoming the release of the final report from the Disability Royal Commission, noting the huge significance the report鈥檚 contents will have for people with disability and their loved ones for decades to come. -
Disability Rights
26 September 2023Media Release
Commissioners 鈥榓ppalled鈥 following Four Corners episode on abusive disability 鈥榯herapy鈥
Two of Australia鈥檚 human rights leaders have expressed grave concerns in the wake of shocking videos broadcast on ABC鈥檚 Four Corners program, which showed children with intellectual disabilities being repeatedly restrained as part of a radical treatment funded by the NDIS. The episode highlighted the controversial and abusive practices at Irabina Autism Services in Melbourne, between 2019鈥 -
Disability Rights
14 June 2023Speech
Disability Discrimination Commissioner's intervention at COSP16
Read the Disability Discrimination Commissioner's speech at the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD. -
Disability Rights
29 May 2023Speech
Consumer protection: Why diversity and inclusion matters
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett's keynote speech at the ACCC International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) Conference Dinner in 2023. -
Disability Rights
27 February 2023News story
Pilot program for young people with intellectual disability
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Disability Rights
3 November 2022Publication
Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability
The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability.
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