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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book pageRequest for comments: Possible public inquiry on employment and disability issues
Human Rights Commissioner and Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM is considering recommending to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission a possible public inquiry on issues affecting equal employment opportunity for people with a disability in Australia. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book page
Responses to request for comments on possible public inquiry: employment and disability
Responses to request for comments on possible public inquiry: employment and disability The following responses have been received to the request for comments issued in August 2004 on a possible public inquiry on issues affecting equal employment opportunity and outcomes for people with disabilities in Australia: Organisations ACROD; (MS Word doc) ACTU Australian Association of the Deaf (MS… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Guidelines on application of the Premises Standards
The Disability (Access to Premises - buildings) Standards 2010 (the Premises Standards) commence on 1 May 2011. Any application for a building approval for a new building or upgrade of an existing building on or after that date will trigger the application of the Premises Standards. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Publication
Disability Rights: Not for Service: Index
Not for Service - Experiences of Injustice and despair in mental health care in Australia Last updated: 19 October 2005. Maintained for historical significance. Not for Service Homepage | MHCA Homepage Not for Service Report Not for Service Summary Order or Download Copies Copyright, Acknowledgements and Accessibility Not For Servic e: Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Inquiry report
Summary and recommendations Introduction Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Focus on response times Consumer experiences Private arrangements outside booking systems Setting and monitoring of performance standards Proportions of accessible taxis in fleets Proportion of WATs to WAT users Other factors affecting adequacy of service Relationship of fleet proportions to service… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: issues and progress (2001)
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: issues and progress (2001) by Susan Brady, John Britton & Sonia Grover A Report jointly commissioned by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Contents Introduction Chapter one - the legal framework a) the High Court's decision in Marion b) the… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: 1997 report
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia A report by Susan M Brady and Dr Sonia Grover: December 1997 Commissioned by Federal Disability Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Hastings See now 2001 update report Summary Links to full report Other documents and developments Summary The legal framework regulating sterilisation of children in Australia was set out by the High… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book page
Telecommunications equipment and the Disability Discrimination Act
This note was written in response to a request, at an ACIF (Australian Telecommunications Industry Forum) meeting, for clarification of rights and responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act regarding provision of equipment which is accessible to and useable by people with disabilities. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Discrimination Act Action Plans: A Guide for Business
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) is a piece of Commonwealth legislation which creates a new context for service provision. The Act requires that people with disabilities be given equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to the full range of economic, social, cultural and political activities. Access for people with disabilities, including access to the goods, services and… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Rights: disability legal services
Australian Centre for Disability Law General e mail info@disabilitylaw.org.au Legal advice: adviceline@disabilitylaw.org.au Web http://www.disabilitylaw.org.au Postal: PO 989 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Tel 02 8014 7000 Fax 02 9211 5518 TTY 02 9211 5549 -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
The Overlooked Consumers
A Discussion Paper examining the Access, Challenges and Emerging Possibilities for Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Reform of the assistance animals provision of the Disability Discrimination Act
18 November 2003 Section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act ("the DDA") defines unlawful discrimination as including treating a person with a disability less favourably because he or she is accompanied by a guide dog, hearing assistance dog or any other animal "trained to assist the aggrieved person to alleviate the effect of the disability". -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Book page
Improved rights protection for people with disability (2009)
Commentary on the 2009 changes to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and related measures August 2009 Download PDF [ 112 KB] Word [ 379 KB] 1 Introduction The Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (Cth) has made a range of significant changes to federal discrimination laws. The focus of this paper is on the major changes to the Disability …