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