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Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
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Can I also acknowledge Blake Dawson Waldron lawyers for providing the venue and facilities, and the NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Service for their initiative in organising this forum. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Presentation to State and Local Government CEO's (2009)
It's a great pleasure for me to be back in Perth , and particularly here at the Association For The Blind. During the eighties and nineties I lived in Perth for around ten years. I met and married my wife here, and still have strong family links. We still own property here and, if I have my way, we'll retire back here. Despite the fact that I have lived over East now for 16 years, I still barrack for the Eagles and the Western Warriors, and pronounce the suburb Coogee rather than Coogee. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Presentation to Queensland Taxi Council forum
Taxis are not subject to the same requirements as other modes, because at least in 1995-96 when drafting the standards it was thought that requiring 100% taxi fleet accessibility would be too onerous given -
14 December 2012Book page
10 years of the DDA: Employment forum
As part of events to mark the tenth anniversary of entry into force of the Disability Discrimination Act the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is conducting a series of forums on employment discrimination issues. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Inquiry report
Summary and recommendations Introduction Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport Focus on response times Consumer experiences Private arrangements outside booking systems Setting and monitoring of performance standards Proportions of accessible taxis in fleets Proportion of WATs to WAT users Other factors affecting adequacy of service Relationship of fleet proportions to service outcomes Regional WAT services and community transport Reasons for low proportions of accessible vehicles More active enforcement Enforcement approaches alone may not be effective Comparison with funding o -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
south australian transport exemption
As required by section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission hereby gives notice of a decision made on 18 March 1997 with respect to the following matter: -
14 December 2012Book page
Tackling violence, harassment and bullying - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
Everyone has a fundamental right to feel safe from all forms of violence, in all parts of their lives. Each year, however, too many Australians encounter violence, harassment and bullying because of their gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. Addressing these forms of violence is the second of the Commission’s two priority areas of work. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
World Mental Health Day Address
Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today, World Mental Health Day. I am very pleased that World Mental Health Day this year is dedicated to the theme Human Rights and Mental Health. This theme recognises that mental health issues are human rights issues - a view argued strongly and consistently by our Human Rights Commission for many years. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Opening the door to the employment of more people with disabilities
Allow me to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Bidjigal clan of the Eora people. I also acknowledge Bryan Woodford, ACROD President; Ken Baker, ACROD Chief Executive, my fellow speakers and participants. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Human rights education in the national school Curriculum
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the development of a national school curriculum (the Curriculum). We believe that the development of the Curriculum is a unique opportunity to ensure all young Australians develop an understanding and appreciation for human rights. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - Access for All Alliance v Hervey Bay City Council
1. The present application does not specify the sections of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (‘the DDA’) relied upon in making out the claim of unlawful discrimination. The Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner (‘the Commissioner’) makes these general submissions on the assumption that the applicant characterises the alleged discrimination as indirect discrimination (as defined by s 6) in the manner in which access to premises is provided by the respondent (as made unlawful by s 23). -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
1996 Kenneth Jenkins Oration
I am honoured and delighted to be here to deliver the Kenneth Jenkins Oration. My participation continues the involvement of members of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission with this event. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
olympic roads and transport authority exemption decision
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 27 June 2000 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning accessible buses during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. -
14 December 2012Book page
Open letter: Progress on height adjustable examination beds
I am issuing this open letter to provide information on progress made in relation to the availability of adjustable-height examination beds in general practices throughout Australia . -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Frequently asked questions: Access to premises
See also the material linked from our access to premises page for more detailed resources including Commission advisory notes and policy papers, complaint outcomes, and links to other resources. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Presentation to the NSW Subcommittee of the Australian Braille Authority
Have you ever stopped to think about all the things that we take for granted? When you're wandering through the breakfast cereal isle at the supermarket, for example, do you ever wonder whether Uncle Toby really was? If so, was he related to Sara Lee? Were Nana's apple pies originally made by Granny Smith? It's not so much that familiarity breeds contempt as that it lulls us into a state of mind where we no longer feel the need to question or even test our assumptions and presumptions. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
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Acknowledgment of where we stand and where we are is, it seems to me, an essential precondition to good decisions about where we want to go, and how we might get there. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
Meeting with Deafness Forum of Australia
Thank you for the opportunity to meet today. I want to take a few minutes to run through some current areas of work which may be of particular interest to you. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Speech
International day for people with disabilities
I am here today partly because Michelle Castagna was quick off the mark in organising me to come before I had accepted any of the numerous other possibilities for events for the international day. -
14 December 2012Book page
Tackling violence, harassment and bullying - Annual Report 2011-2012: Australian Human Rights Commission
We all have a right to feel safe and respected. We all have a right to live our lives free from violence. Violence, harassment and bullying can violate these rights. They can also impact on other rights, such as the right to education and the right to health. Violence, harassment and bullying affect well-being and quality of life.