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International participation funding
Announcement: Provisional Calendar of Events and applications open for funding to participate in 56th Session of CSW in New York, 27 February to 9 March 2012 The Australian Human Rights Commission has recently revised the Calendar of Events and application … Continue reading
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Office of Public Advocate position on sterilisation
The Victorian Office of the Public Advocate has released a Position Statement on sterilisation of people with disability and human rights
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International action for equitable information access
Australia co-sponsored a Proposal on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities at the 22nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in June 2011. Commissioner Graeme … Continue reading
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International disability rights events participation
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations and People With Disability Australia are the first recipients of funding under the Supporting participation by representatives of people with disability in key international forums on human rights program, funded by the Australian Government’s Department … Continue reading
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Funding opens for participation in international disability rights events
Funding criteria have been published on the Commission’s website together with an invitation to apply for support in participation in the 8th DPI Congress in Durban, 10-13 October.
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Queensland disability strategy released
The Queensland Government has released its Absolutely Everybody plan which is linked to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and is intended to be how Queensland delivers on its National Disability Strategy commitments
Shut In campaign
The Shut In campaign advocating for closing of institutions has posted a range of resources online including a series of short YouTube videos from people with experience of living in and then out of institutional settings
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Articles on inadequate recognition of disability in Census
Interesting articles on ABC RampUp from Stella Young and Craig Wallace about how the 2011 Census has again missed the opportunity to gather information about all people who identify as having a disability, not just people who need daily assistance … Continue reading
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Disability leadership program
As part of the National Disability Strategy the Australian Government is funding a Leaders for Tomorrow program – follow the link for details
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Draft baseline study for new National Human Rights Action Plan
The Attorney General’s Department has commenced consultation on a draft “Baseline Study” on human rights in Australia as part of the process of developing a new National Human Rights Action Plan. Background information, the draft Study and consultation questions are … Continue reading
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