HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

The Australian Government is currently conducting consultations around Australian and asking for submissions on what should be in the National Disability Strategy (NDS). Submissions are due by 1 December 2008. Information on the Government’s timetable and background information is available on FaHCSIA’s website at www.fahcsia.gov.au/disability/nds, or you can click here.

Now that the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been ratified, the UN CRPD Taskforce has turned its attention to CRPD implementation, and sees the development of the NDS as a key means to achieve key implementation measures.

With support from the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), the Taskforce held a full day workshop on 13 November to begin work to develop a framework for the National Disability Strategy based on the Convention.

Notes from the workshop have been prepared that may assist organisations preparing submissions to the Strategy. To view the notes, select "Suggested Points for Submissions to the NDS" from the menu or click here.

You may find it useful to read more information about key human rights concepts in order to better understand the Convention. You can read this by selecting "Key human rights concepts" from the menu or by clicking here.

The notes from the workshop refer to the Human Rights Indicators for People with Disability resource, developed by Queensland Advocacy Incorporated. You can download the zip file online from www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/convention/DC131207HumanRightsIndicatorsV2%20(2).zip or you can click here.