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...
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Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the CRPD, 11 – 13 June 2019
Conference of States Parties (CoSP) We are pleased to be participating again this year in the 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). CoSP will be held from 11th to 13th June 2019 at...
AFDO calls for all political parties to make a commitment to people with disability this Federal Election.
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is asking all political leaders and candidates to commit to supporting people with disability and their Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) during the 2019 Federal Election campaign, by committing...
Pre Federal Budget Submission 2019 – 2020
This submission was submitted in February 2019, and takes it as a given that the government will work to appropriately implement recommendations upheld through disability related inquiries, such as those on hearing health, access to electronic media, migration laws...
Coalition Government supports a Royal Commission into violence and abuse of people with disability
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) welcomes the Prime Minister and Liberal/National Coalition Government support to establish a Royal Commission (RC) into violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of people within disability in institutional...
Coalition government must commit to a royal commission into violence & abuse of people with disability
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) commends the Senate for approving the motion last Thursday, from Green’s Senator Jordon Steele-John, to establish a Royal Commission (RC) into violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect of people with...