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Congratulations to 2011 National Disability Awards winners

Applications are now open for the second intake of participants for the Leaders for Tomorrow Program. Leaders for Tomorrow is an individual leadership development program which has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous … Continue reading →

The Attorney-General is seeking submissions by 1 February 2012 in response to a Discussion Paper on the review of federal anti-discrimination laws.

Most posts to this blog focus on providing news and information on one specific issue. We have decided however to add to this by re-instituting a regular Disability Rights Update, which seeks to provide a more comprehensive overview of disability … Continue reading →

The NSW Ombudsman has tabled a special report to Parliament titled More than board and lodging: the need for boarding house reform. [Note: Word version also available in addition to the PDF linked above] The report draws on extensive work … Continue reading →

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released the terms of reference for a review of access to telecommunication services for older Australians, people experiencing illness and those with disabilities. Further information about the … Continue reading →

Hear Us: the Report of the Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia by the Senate Community Affairs Committee is now available

Nominations for the National Disability Awards are open from 4 May to 30 June 2011. The National Disability Awards are part of the Australian Government’s celebration of International Day of People with Disability. These annual Awards celebrate and acknowledge the … Continue reading →

Updated statistics on disability in Australia have been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Key points: Just under one in five (18.5%) Australians had a disability in 2009 This represents approximately 4.0 million people. While there have been significant … Continue reading →