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DDA25 anniversary
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the commencement of the operation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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Past Projects
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Mobility Scooters in Registered Clubs
This paper aims to start a discussion about mobility scooters (scooters) and their use within and around Registered Clubs (the Clubs). It has been produced as part of a project initiated by a partnership between the RSL & Services Clubs and the Australian Human Rights Commission.
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Twenty Years: Twenty Stories
Celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act
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Transport accessibility
Planes, trains, buses, taxis - all should be accessible
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Disability: violence harrasment and bullying
People with disability will be an integral part of all work in this area. We will also be pursuing specific opportunities to address violence, harassment and bullying against people with disability as part of the National Disability Strategy.
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Disability issues
This page provides links to resources from the Australian Human Rights Commission and from other organisations on disability issues in the following areas:
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Captioning, audio description and media access: Australian Human Rights Commission
This page provides links to Commission activities and other resources on captioning for people who have a hearing impairment or are Deaf. Also included are links on audio description for blind and vision impaired people; and work on access to DVDs including captioning, audio description and...
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Disability Rights - Sport and recreation page
This page is intended to provide links on access for people with disabilities in sport and recreation.
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Commonwealth laws and programs
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires parties, including Australia, to take all appropriate measures to protect and ensure the rights it recognises.
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Carers and associates
Unlawful discrimination under the Disability Discrimination Act includes discrimination because a person is an associate of a person with a disability. Associates include partners and families, friends, and carers.
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Access to Health Services for People with Disabilities
The Disability Discrimination Act covers discrimination in access to services including health services. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognises that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without...
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Disability Rights: World Wide Web accessibility
The Internet should be available to all. This resource details the Commission's work on Web Accessibility.
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Missed Business - How to attract more customers by providing better access to your business
Missed Business is a guide developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission and Marrickville Council. It aims to provide small businesses with information on how they can make their businesses more accessible to all their customers, particularly people with disabilities.
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National Inquiry into Employment and Disability
National Inquiry into Employment and Disability Inquiry Report released 14 February 2006; see also Executive Summary ; Commission media release Report also available in PDF: Workability II - Solutions 2005.pdf (1.4MB file) Other documents Interim Report released 19 August (also available in MS Word...
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Accommodation issues under the DDA and Disability Convention
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:
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