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Disability Rights
14 December 2012WebpageKnow your rights about disability discrimination and harassment
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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Frequently asked questions: Access to premises
Frequently asked questions: Access to premises Last updated 2014 What does the DDA say about access to premises FAQ on the Premises Standards How does the DDA relate to the Building Code of Australia and to Australian Standards? What premises does section 23 of the D.D.A. cover? Does the DDA cover access to the footpath? Does the DDA apply to access to existing buildings as well as new… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Public transport FAQ
The DDA states (in section 34) that actions that comply with a Disability Standard are protected from being unlawful under the general anti-discrimination provisions of the DDA. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability complaint outcomes
Disability complaint outcomes From this page you can find Conciliated settlements : selected summaries of agreements reached with the Commission s assistance by the parties to complaints under the Disability Discrimination Act Court decisions : decisions by the Federal Court or Federal Magistrates Court, where a complaint has not been able to be conciliated, or has been terminated by the -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights convention which sets out the fundamental human rights of people with disability. The purpose of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is to promote, protect and ensure the… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 protects individuals across Australia from direct and indirect discrimination in many parts of public life, such as employment, education and access to premises. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
For more detail you can go to the Commission's complaint information pages, frequently asked questions materials, decisions in complaint cases, and standards and guidelines materials, available on our internet site or in other formats on request -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
Accommodation issues under the DDA and Disability Convention
Accommodation issues Last updated 17 August 2012 Section 25 of the DDA makes it unlawful to discriminate in provision of accommodation on the grounds of disability of a person or his or her associates: by refusing an application for accommodation; or in the terms or conditions on which the accommodation is offered; or giving the person lower priority on a list of applicants for accommodation… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
Education and disability
Education page Page last updated: 20 August 2012 Standards and guidelines| Brief guide and FAQs | >Action plans | Decisions in complaint cases| Exemption decisions | Access to course materials | Other Commission resources | Other resources The Disability Discrimination Act makes discrimination in education unlawful. We have established this page to provide a convenient entry point for… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Rights: Electoral access
ACCESSIBILITY OF ELECTION PROCEDURES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 9 May 2008 Australian resources and developments AEC revised action plan May 2008 Trial of electronic voting for Federal election announced (2006): see Commission media release Speech at 2003 Electoral Commission Workshop Australian Electoral Commission Disability Action Plan Western Australian Electoral Commission Disability… -
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