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Disability Rights

Building bridges over the digital divide (2001)

1st November, 2001

This review has been prepared to identify developments in addressing the 'digital divide' experienced by older Australians and people with disabilities since the release of the Commission's report Accessibility of electronic commerce

Disability Rights

Technology accessibility for older people or with disability

31st March, 2000

The Commission has sought in the conduct of this reference and in its approach to this report to take advantage of the potential of new technologies for achieving improved effectiveness, efficiency and accessibility of information and service delivery which this report and previous papers for this...

Disability Rights

The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia

31st December, 1997

The legal framework regulating sterilisation of children in Australia was set out by the High Court in Marion's Case in 1992

Disability Rights

Reflections - first 5 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

17th December, 1997

As I reach the end of my appointment as the first Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and in the light of proposed structural and funding changes to the Commission, I am drawn to reflect upon the theory and practice, challenges and developments, lessons and achievements, of the first five years...

Stock photo of disability access shopping trolley

Disability Rights

Overlooked Consumers – Australians with Disabilities and Older People

1st September, 1997

Every day, one in five Australians experiences difficulties or frustrations in performing everyday tasks with everyday things, such as consumer electronics and appliances. As technology develops, an increasing proportion of products are inaccessible to people with a range of different disabilities...

Cover 1995 Human Rights and Mental Illness Victoria report

Disability Rights

Human Rights and Mental Illness: Victoria

5th December, 1995

The terms of the original National Inquiry covered all aspects of the human rights of people affected by mental illness, including human rights in relation to institutional and non-institutional care and treatment.

Cover of the 1993 report, Human Rights and Mental Illness

Disability Rights

Inquiry into Human rights of People with Mental Illness report

31st December, 1993

The Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness was tabled in Parliament and publicly released on 20 October 1993 and found that people affected by mental illness are among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community and that they suffer from...

Cover - 1992 Mental Illness and Human Rights

Disability Rights

Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights

1st December, 1992

This paper presents an indicative analysis of the mental health legislation in each State and Territory in terms of recently agreed international standards - the UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care. The legislation in every...

Disability Rights

Guidelines on equal access to digital goods and services

Discover how these guidelines help organisations provide accessible digital goods and services, ensuring compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act.

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Building bridges over the digital divide (2001)

Technology accessibility for older people or with disability

The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia

Reflections - first 5 years of the Disability Discrimination Act

Overlooked Consumers – Australians with Disabilities and Older People

Human Rights and Mental Illness: Victoria

Inquiry into Human rights of People with Mental Illness report

Mental Health Legislation and Human Rights

Guidelines on equal access to digital goods and services