The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person, in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying a house or unit, and accessing public places, because of their disability. Disability discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably, or not given the same opportunities as others in a similar situation because of their disability.
The Charter is a Victorian law that sets out the basic rights, freedoms and responsibilities of all people in Victoria. There is twenty fundamental human rights protected under the Charter and the relationship between government and the people it serves is described. It requires public authorities, such as Victorian state and local government departments and agencies, and people delivering services on behalf of government, to act consistently with the human rights in the Charter.
The Standards were formulated to assist educators understand and comply with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, and became federal law in August 2005. The Standards seek to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability.
On 5 March 2013, the Law Reform Committee tabled its report on the Inquiry into Access to and Interaction with the Justice System by People with an Intellectual Disability and Their Families and Carers. During the course of the Inquiry, the Committee received 60 written submissions, and convened public hearings with 78 witnesses. The report … Continued
The purpose of this Act is to: maximise safety for children and adults who have experienced family violence prevent and reduce family violence to the greatest extent possible; promote the accountability of perpetrators of family violence for their actions.
The Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities. It takes to a new height the movement from viewing persons with disabilities as “objects” of charity, medical treatment and social protection towards viewing persons with disabilities as “subjects” with rights, who are capable of claiming … Continued
Celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act Twenty years ago, life for millions of Australians got easier. The then Deputy Prime Minister in the Keating government, Brian Howe, introduced an Act that would, for the first time at a national level , make it unlawful for people with disability to be discriminated against. The … Continued
The Disability Act 2006 is the legislation for people with a disability in Victoria. It replaces the current Intellectually Disabled Persons’ Services Act 1986 and Disability Services Act 1991. It is guided by the principles of human rights, and provides the framework for a whole of government, whole of community approach to improve the social and economic participation of people with disability in the community.