Guides

Guides and advice by the Australian Human Rights Commission

The Commission may issue guidance and advice to assist persons and organisations with responsibilities under the legislation to avoid discrimination and meet their responsibilities. Unlike Disability Standards, this guidance or advice is not legally binding regulation.

Guides

• Disability Action Plan Guide (2021)
• Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19 (2020)
• Easy Read guide to the Disability Discrimination Act (2018)
• Know your rights: Disability Discrimination (2012)
• A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act
• Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability (2016)
• Disability discrimination in employment
• Disability Action Plans – a guide for business (2015)
• Guidelines for providers of insurance and superannuation under the Disability Discrimination Act (2016)
• Information and Communications Technology in the Australian Public Service – the need for change (2015)
• Workers with mental illness – a guide for managers
   

Auslan Guide to making a human rights complaint

Advisory Notes

The Commission has issued guidance and advice on the application of the DDA in a number of areas sometimes under the title "Advisory Notes".

• Advisory Note on Streetscape, public outdoor areas, fixtures, fittings and furniture 2013 (PDF) or (Word) (2013)

• Guidelines on application of the Premises Standards (2011)

• World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes Version 4.0  (2010)

• Accessible bus stops guidelines (2010)

See also:

• Standards
• Disability Action Plans
• Current Disability Rights projects