Commission summit for peak disability organisations 2001
On 4 and 5 December 2001 the Australian Human Rights Commission hosted a summit for peak disability organisations to discuss how far we have come to date in implementation of the DDA and more broadly in advancing human rights for people with disabilities; to review and assess the most effective strategies for using the DDA to achieve the elimination of disability discrimination; and to work on formulating an appropriate agenda, priorities and plans of action for implementation of the DDA in its second decade - for the Commission and for other organisations.
Speech
by Attorney-General the Hon. Daryl Williams AM QC MP
Welcome by Disability Discrimination
Commissioner Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM
Papers:
At the Commission's invitation, most organisations involved prepared papers for discussion. Participants in the meeting agreed that these papers contained views and information which could be valuable for a wider audience. Accordingly, we are publishing those papers here as authors submit their final versions.
Achievements and prospects in disability
rights: David Mason, Commission (MS Word)
The DDA as a tool for change : Michael
Small, Commission (MS Word)
Ian Spicer: Chair, National Disability Advisory
Council (MS Word)
Jackie Wilson: Assistant Secretary, Federal
Office of Disability (MS Word)
Suzanne Bozic: Director, Consultation and
Access section , Federa Office of Disability (MS Word)
ACROD (MS Word)
Australian Association of the Deaf (MS
Word)
Blind Citizens Australia (MS Word)
Deafness Forum of Australia (MS Word)
Mental Health Council of Australia (MS
Word)
National Association of People Living With
AIDS (MS Word)
National Council on Intellectual Disability
(MS Word)
National Ethnic Disability Alliance (MS
Word)
National Network of DDA Legal Services
(MS Word)
People with Disabilities NSW (MS Word)
