Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes wrote an Op-ed piece in The Sydney Morning Herald today about how employer attitudes need to change about hiring people with disability. As a community, our perceptions around and understanding of disability...
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Job Advertisement – AFDO National Manager – Disability Initiatives and Projects
This position is only available for those who identify as a person with disability as allowed under 'special measures' of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, no other applicants will be considered. The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, a Disabled People’s...
Announcement of AFDO International Coordinator
Following the AFDO Board meeting held last week, we are pleased to announce that AFDO Vice President, Trevor Carroll has been re-appointed to the role of International Coordinator for AFDO, for a further 12-months. This role is a 12-month appointment and we have been...
UN Report on Australia’s Review of CRPD
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the committee) has published its findings on its recent review of how Australia is meeting its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) The findings cover how...
Disability Support Pension Review
Urgent review needed to close cost of living gap and broaden eligibility for Disability Support Pension (DSP) Disability advocates and researchers are calling for urgent reforms to the Disability Support Pension, with a new report to be released today showing people...
UN Review on the Rights of Persons with Disability in Australia
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) last week concluded its review of Australia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Issues raised Australia’s Disability...