Disability

National Disability Summit 29-30 April 2010

It is illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities in Australia.

This right is protected through the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPD) (hyperlink here back to the CPD page on the IHRNA website).

Indigenous people in Australia with disabilities are vulnerable to disability discrimination. The DDA and the CPD are important for asserting your rights against disability discrimination.

The Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Graeme Innes AM,  leads The Australian Human Rights Commission in the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Complaints about discrimination and breaches of human rights can be made to the Commission.

Please read on for further information on:

What is disability discrimination?

Disability Discrimination in Australia

Disability Discrimination Act

National Disability Agreement

Disability and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1995)

World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (1981);

Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (1993)

Related Links

Aboriginal Disability Network NSW

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations

Attorney Generals Department

National Disability Agreement

Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (Victoria)

Disability Discrimination Legal Centre Inc (NSW)

Anti-Discrimination Board NSW

People with Disability (PWD)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – Functioning and Disability Unit

Advisory Committee on Functioning and Disability Data (ACFADD)

Disability News Infoxchange Australia