30 May, 2000
President
Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission
GPO Box 5218
SYDNEY NSW 1042
Dear President,
Roads and Transport Authority
The National Caucus of Disability Consumer Organisations is a network of national organisations which was formed in July 1995 in response to an urgent need for a specific forum in which organisations representing people with disabilities could come together to enable better communication between them, to jointly and co-operatively have input into policy development and appointment of sector representatives to government policy and consultative processes, and as a mechanism for collective lobbying action on behalf of national organisations representing people with disabilities.
The National Caucus of Disability Consumer Organisations does not support the application for Exemption Under the Disability Discrimination Act section 55: Olympic Roads and Transport Authority for the following reasons:
Any assistance you can give to stop the exemption application being accepted would be appreciated by all people with disabilities in Australia.
Yours sincerely,
Sue Egan
Convenor
Participating Organisations:
Australian Psychiatric Disability Coalition
Blind Citizens Australia
Carers Association of Australia
Deafness Forum Limited
Head Injury Council of Australia
National Association of People with Aids
National Ethnic Disability Alliance
National Council on Intellectual Disability
Physical Disability Council of Australia
Women with Disabilities Australia
Indigenous Disability Network