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Chapter 2 | How to provide equal access to digital goods and services

Monday 5 May, 2025
This chapter highlights the digital accessibility business case and importance of including it in a risk register, alongside privacy and security considerations

New guidelines to help providers of digital tech meet accessibility obligations

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The Australian Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to assist organisations and businesses to meet their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) when providing digital products and services.

Commissioners slam NSW and WA govts over ‘shameful’ inaction on accessible homes

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Australia’s Disability and Age Discrimination Commissioners have called out the governments of NSW and Western Australia for failing older people and people with disability by not requiring new homes in their jurisdictions to meet the minimum national accessibility standards in the National Construction Code (NCC). 

It’s time disability reform became an election commitment

In an opinion piece published in The Mandarin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess urges political leaders to commit to disability reform ahead of the 2025 Federal election.

Join the IncludeAbility Ambassador or Expert Advisory Group

Thursday 5 September, 2024

The IncludeAbility team are looking for people to join our Ambassador and Expert Advisory Group

Co-Designing for Equality at Work

Tuesday 3 September, 2024

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s IncludeAbility project, which strives for equality in employment for people with disability, is starting its next phase. To begin this phase, the project team has brought together a group of people with disability, employers and government representatives to co-design a plan.

Government White Paper a good start to address aviation failures towards people with disability

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The Disability Discrimination Commissioner has broadly supported reform initiatives by the federal government to improve the aviation industry, but warned the proposed changes may not be enough to fully address the discrimination and undignified treatment of people with disability.

Ending gender-based violence: do not overlook older women and women with disability

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Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin states that Australia needs to take threats of gendered violence as seriously as it takes terrorist threats.

Commissioner urges stronger government commitment to Disability Royal Commission findings

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Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess has urged the Federal Government to make a stronger commitment to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, if the vision for a more inclusive Australia is to ever be achieved.

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