The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/html/pasteact/0/311/top.htm
The Disability Discrimination Act (1992) provides
that Disability Standards can be made by the Commonwealth Attorney-General
to clarify specify rights and responsibilities
for people with a disability.
Disability Discrimination Act Standards
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or
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/standards.html
The main purpose of the Disability Standards is to
make rights and obligations under the DDA easier to understand, comply
with and enforce. A further function of Disability Standards is to set
out more detailed principles to guide key decisions under the DDA such
as how to establish what is a reasonable adjustment or what could constitute
unjustifiable hardship in a particular area such as transport.
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/dda1992264/
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) provides
protection for everyone in Australia against discrimination based on disability. The DDA
makes it unlawful to discriminate in the provision of goods, services or
facilities against people on the basis that they have, have had, or may
have, a disability. The Act also makes it unlawful to discriminate against an
associate of a person who has a disability.
Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement (CSDA)
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/offact.htm
The CSDA as the Agreement is often called,
sets out the specific responsibilities which the Commonwealth, States and
Territories have in administering disability support services. It was agreed
to from July 1991 and was progressively implemented in all States and Territories
by 1993. The Agreement runs until June 1997. The CSDA provides for the
Commonwealth to administer the funding for employment services and for
the States and Territories to administer the funding for accommodation
and other support services. Responsibility for the administration of advocacy
and research activities is shared.
The Commonwealth Disability Strategy
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/cds.htm
The Commonwealth Disability Strategy was developed
in consultation with Commonwealth agencies and endorsed by Federal Cabinet
in late 1994. The Strategy is a ten year framework to assist the Commonwealth
Government to change the way it operates so that it better meets the needs
of people with a disability. The Strategy is also about ensuring that the
Commonwealth fulfills the requirements of the Disability Discrimination
Act 1992.
The National Disability Advisory Council
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/Ndac.htm
The National Disability Advisory Council acts
as a Reference Group to the Minister for Family and Community Services
providing advice on disability related issues and encouraging consultation
between the Commonwealth Government and consumers, carers and service providers
within the disability sector. The Council is established by Ministerial
authority and operates within its given Terms of Reference.
The National Disability Advocacy Program
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/advocacy/coverpge.htm
The National Disability Advocacy Program funds
76 advocacy organisations at a cost of just over $10 million a year to
assist people with disabilities, their families and carers to participate
in community life on an equitable basis and to achieve their rights as
citizens.
The National Relay Service
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/nrs.htm
The National Relay Service (NRS) enables people
who are Deaf, or who have a hearing, speech or communication impairment
to use the mainstream telecommunications network. The Service uses human
operators to relay messages from a telephone typewriter, telebrailler or
modem to a standard handset and vice versa.
National Print Disability Services
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/pds.htm
The Office of Disability (Commonwealth Department
of Family & Community Services) manages funding for national print
disability services under section 10 of the Disability Services Act 1986.
Print disability services produce alternative formats of printed material
for people who are blind, have a vision impairment or a physical disability
which adversely affects their ability to handle printed materials. Alternative
formats for which funding assistance is provided comprise: audio tapes;
braille documents; large print; computer disks. Funding is provided on
the basis of levels of production achieved in each of the formats.
National Information Services
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/infserv.htm
The Office of Disability manages funding for
national information services under section 10 of the Disability Services
Act 1986. Two projects are managed by the Australian Caption Centre and
comprise: closed captioning of commercially available videos for people
who are Deaf or hearing-impaired; and closed captioning of the ABC late
evening television news. In addition, NICAN is funded to provide an Australia-wide
information service on recreation, tourism, sports and the arts for people
with a disability. NICAN refers people to organisations that offer programs
and activities either to the general community or specifically for people
with disabilities. It maintains a data base of information on some 4000
organisations across Australia.
Supported Wage System
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/supwge.htm
The supported wage system (SWS) is designed
to provide durable employment options for those people with a disability
who are unable to maintain open employment due to the effects of disability
on their productivity. The SWS operates with the existing State and Federal
industrial relations frameworks and can be accessed in each State and Territory.
The SWS Assessment aims to measure the SWS workers productivity in comparison
to other workers in the workplace who do the same job and receive full
award wages. Once the assessment is complete, the SWS worker can be employed
at a wage equal to the assessed level of productivity.
The Continence Aids Assistance Scheme (CAAS)
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/caas.htm
The Continence Aids Assistance Scheme (CAAS)
provides assistance to people with a permanent continence condition, and
a permanent disability, to manage the costs of incontinence, which can
constitute a significant barrier to their participation in training, eduction
and employment. The Scheme currently helps around 14,000 Australians with
disabilities.
The Gold Medal Disability Access Strategy
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/disnews/june_00/disability/gold.htm
The Gold Medal Disability Access Strategy
is a Federal Government initiative which aims to raise the awareness of
Australian business about the very real economic benefits of improving
access to facilities, goods and services for people with disabilities in
four key areas: Employment; Premises; Tourism; Transport. The Strategy
will encourage decision-makers in these four target areas to identify and
make relevant changes to meet the access needs of people with disabilities,
and to improve their own access to the growing market for facilities, goods
and services for people with disabilities.
Prime Minister's Employer of the Year Awards
http://www.facs.gov.au/disability/ood/eya/index.htm
A growing number of Australian businesses
are finding that by employing people with disabilities they are making
a good business decision. People with disabilities can bring important
attributes to their workplace - employers need workers who are dedicated
and who can contribute significantly to productivity, with low levels of
absenteeism and staff turnover. People with disabilities are willing and
able to take up that challenge and in the right job, with appropriate training
and support, can offer as much as any worker. They can also help an employer
tap an increasingly important market sector. The annual Prime Minister's
Employer of the Year Awards recognise the contribution made by small and
large employers in providing work opportunities to people with disabilities.
The National Mental Health Strategy
http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/nmhs/index.htm
In 1992, an historic decision was made by
Australian Health Ministers to adopt the National Mental Health Policy
and Plan. This follows the earlier endorsement of a Statement of Rights
and Responsibilities. These three documents together with Schedule F1 of
the Medicare Agreements form the National Mental Health Strategy. The Strategy
is a commitment by Australian State, Territory and Commonwealth governments
to improve the lives of people with a mental illness.
National Drug Strategy
http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/drugs/nds/index.htm
The Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS),
which comprises Commonwealth and State and Territory Health and Law Enforcement
Ministers, met in Sydney on 19 November 1998 and endorsed the National
Drug Strategic Framework 1998-99 to 2002-03. The document reflects the
decision of MCDS following the evaluation of the National Drug Strategy
1993-97 that a nationally coordinated and integrated approach to reducing
the harm arising from the use of licit and illicit drugs, including alcohol,
tobacco and pharmaceutical drugs should continue for a further five years.
This includes a commitment to reduce the supply of and demand for illicit
drugs.
The National Strategy for an Ageing Australia
http://www.health.gov.au/index.htm
The National Strategy for an Ageing Australia
is primarily concerned with developing a proactive response to the emerging
issues related to population ageing.
National Women's Health Policy and Program
The National Women's Health Program addresses
the seven priority health issues identified in the National Women's Health
Policy. Funding under the program is directed principally towards improving
health services for all women with an emphasis on those women who suffer
inequality of access to services due to economic disadvantage, cultural
difference or geographic or linguistic isolation.
Sex Discrimination Act
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sda1984209/
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 gives effect
to Australia's obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women and certain aspects of the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 156. Its major objectives are to:
Affirmative Action Act (Equal Opportunity for
Women) Act 1986
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aaeofwa1986634/
The Federal Affirmative Action Act (Equal
Opportunity for Women) became law in 1986. The Act was developed to encourage
organisations (particularly large organisations) to identify the problems
and remove the barriers that women face in employment. The legislation
was aimed at responding to the range of inequalities that women in Australia
experienced in comparison to men. The Affirmative Action Act covers private
businesses; higher education institutions; and voluntary organisations
with over 100 or more paid workers.
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