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Disability Rights

Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability

4th November, 2022

The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability.

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Disability Rights

RetroFit Kit exhibition (2022)

10th May, 2022

The RetroFit Kit exhibition demonstrates how common Australian housing types could be systemically modified to achieve seamless and dignified home environments for people with disability, their families, carers and future occupants.

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Disability Rights

Disability Action Plan Guide (2021)

6th December, 2021

The Commission's Disability Action Plan Guide is intended to support business and government to develop action plans which promote more accessible and inclusive workplaces, businesses and communities.

Disability Rights

Adaptable housing for people with disability in Australia

28th April, 2021

Adaptable housing for people with disability in Australia: a scoping study (2021) There are 4.4 million people with disability in Australia, yet the availability of appropriate accessible housing remains a challenge for many Australians with disability. Many existing homes are inaccessible and, as...

A person pumps hand sanitizer onto their palm. The cover text reads: Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19. Australian Human Rights Commission, August 2020.

Disability Rights

The rights of people in health and disability care during COVID-19

21st August, 2020

Also available: Easy Read version of the Guidelines 1. Introduction Policy responses to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated disease, COVID-19, including isolation and social distancing measures, may in certain circumstances have a greater impact on some people with disability, particularly those who...

A woman with her hair in a bun stands at a city bus stop, facing a bus. Text above reads: Guidelines: Equivalent Access under the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Cth), July 2020.

Disability Rights

Access under Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport

30th July, 2020

These Guidelines have been developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) to provide clear and practical assistance to facilitate compliance with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Cth) (the Transport Standards) through the use of equivalent access.

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Disability Rights

A future without violence for people with disability - EasyRead (2018)

27th September, 2018

You have the right to be safe and treated well. Easy Read guide prepared by Council for Intellectual Disability.

Cover of a report titled A Future Without Violence by the Australian Human Rights Commission, featuring two hands comforting each other, symbolizing support and care for people with disability in institutional settings.

Disability Rights

A Future Without Violence (2018)

16th July, 2018

Quality, safeguarding and oversight to prevent and address violence against people with disability in institutional settings

An infographic on a green background uses a road map design to outline key issues facing people with disability in Australia: education, housing, violence, employment, NDIS, and the criminal justice system, each in separate boxes with icons.

Disability Rights

Working towards Equality for People with Disability

1st December, 2017

In 2016 – 2017, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Alastair McEwin, spoke to many people with disability about their lives and the changes they need. Based on what he was told, this document outlines the big issues the Commissioner will focus on to improve the lives of people with disability...

A brochure from the Australian Human Rights Commission titled Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability, discussing disability discrimination laws and business responsibilities.

Disability Rights

Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability

29th July, 2016

Introduction This resource provides practical tips for businesses on improving access to goods, services, facilities, premises and information for consumers with disability. Following these tips will not only reduce the likelihood of discrimination complaints against your business, but will also...

Cover of a report titled “Willing to Work"

Disability Rights

Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)

25th July, 2016

Some employers, particularly small businesses, told us that they would have liked to do more to hire and retain employees with disability and older employees, but were time-poor and had limited resources and access to information. For this reason, we have produced this resource which sets out our...

Cover of a report titled Willing to Work from the Australian Human Rights Commission, showing blurred pedestrians crossing a city street in daylight.

Disability Rights

Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination

2nd May, 2016

Learn how the right to work is a fundamental human right, though one that many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy.

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Disability Rights

Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians

25th August, 2015

Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination.

Cover page for Booklet 3: employment and Australians with disability by the Australian Human Rights Commission, featuring icons, easy read label, and graphics for booklets 1 to 4, with booklet 3 highlighted.

Disability Rights

Willing to Work - employment and Australians with disability

25th August, 2015

Read the report on employment and Australians with disabilities.

Cover of Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Shows icons for Booklets 1, 2, 3, and 4, with Booklet 4 highlighted.

Disability Rights

Willing to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination

25th August, 2015

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Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability

RetroFit Kit exhibition (2022)

Disability Action Plan Guide (2021)

Adaptable housing for people with disability in Australia

The rights of people in health and disability care during COVID-19

Access under Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport

A future without violence for people with disability - EasyRead (2018)

A Future Without Violence (2018)

Working towards Equality for People with Disability

Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability

Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)

Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination

Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians

Willing to Work - employment and Australians with disability

Willing to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination