The third day of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (#COSP16) saw the action move primarily to UN conference rooms, as the conference agenda shifted toward roundtables and side events. What does this shift mean? It means a whole lot of networking, learning, and relationship-building with…
The second day of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (#COSP16) saw the action move to the General Assembly Hall, where the opening session was held and general debate for the conference started. We heard remarks from: António Guterres (Secretary-General of the United Nations) Csaba Kőrösi…
Today was the first day of the 16th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) otherwise known as COSP16 – and what a first day it was! DPO Australia members have sent 10 delegates, including two youth delegates, to #COSP16. The first order of business was to…
A delegation of Australian disability advocates is set to travel to the United Nations in New York next week to work with advocates from around the world on increasing efforts to include people with disability in the next phase of the global response to COVID–19. Disabled Peoples’ Organisations Australia (DPOA) is participating in the 15th…
People with disability face restricted access to participation in all aspects of life as a direct result of inaccessibility of the built environment. DPO Australia supports the current Disability (Access to Premises – Building) legislation, which sets the standard for the accessibility of the built environment in Australia. We believe in the integrity of the…
People with disability and our representative organisations call on Acting Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and the Morrison Government to keep your promise and pass legislation in the next sitting of Federal Parliament that will protect the confidentiality of information given to the Disability Royal Commission. The Disability Royal Commission is expected to run for three years.…
