A delegation of people with disability is getting ready to present to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Committee) about the progress Australia has made to make our rights real. The UN Committee is reviewing Australia’s progress in implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)…
We asked people with disability about their rights in an online survey to help us prepare the Civil Society Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Here’s what we found out. Key statistics A majority of survey respondents are unable to access the support they need (61%) 44%…
People with disability welcome the motion that was passed in the Senate today calling on Ms Barbara Bennett, PSM and the Hon. John Ryan, AM to step down as Commissioners for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The motion highlighted that both these Commissioners were “decision-makers of public…
People with disability are again raising the alarm that the integrity of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is at risk due to the significant conflicts of interest of two of the appointed Commissioners, Ms Barbara Bennett PSM and the Hon. John Ryan AM. On 8 April this…
DPO Australia is participating in the 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). COSP runs from 11th to 13th June 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The annual conference brings together countries that have ratified the UN CRPD and representatives from…
In the lead up to the Federal Election, all major political parties have shared their disability policy proposals. To help you know more about what the Liberal Party, Labour Party and the Greens plan to do for people with disability, Disabled People’s Organisation Australia (DPOA) has listed down their proposals below. To read the Liberal…
