UN recommendations to Australia on disability rights obligations

UN: Australia failing to meet its obligations to people with disabilities 

David Marr, AM (ABC Radio), 7th October 2013
The United Nations has found Australia is failing to meet its obligations to people with disabilities. It's the first time the UN has assessed whether Australia is meeting its international requirements under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which Australia is a signatory. As a result the UN has made a number of recommendations to the Australian Government ...

... Therese Sands, the co-chief executive officer of People with Disability Australia, was among those on the delegation. She has welcomed the recommendations made by the UN committee.

It's evident that the voice of people with disability in Australia has been heard. I think we're just very pleased that the lived experience at that grass roots level was taken to a global level in the UN, that the UN listened and then they provided these comments back to the Australian Government to benefit the people with disability who are affected every day by these issues ...

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