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Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission promotes disability rights to build a more accessible and inclusive society. The Commission has a guide to the laws that protect all people from discrimination and information on access to justice for people with disability that you can access on their website. You can also make a human rights complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The complaints process is free.
Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
Universities and other educational institutions must help you if you're a student with disability. A law known as the Disability Standards for Education 2005 protects you. This law is part of the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
Equal Opportunity Commission
The Equal Opportunity Commission promotes the human rights of all South Australians, including people with disability.
Equal Opportunity Commission
Rights and responsibilities differ, depending on where you live and work. If you feel your rights as a worker haven’t been met, you can lodge a complaint and the commission will help.
Ignite Ability
Ignite Ability helps people with disability who want to establish a small business or expand an existing one.
Multicultural Peer Network (MPN)
MPN provides a platform for people with disability, families and carers to learn new skills to live an independent life and have access to suitable resources.
Australian Government – Support for parents and caregivers of children with disability
The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) protects Australians from discrimination based on disability. The DDA makes it unlawful to discriminate on the ground of the person’s disability. This includes discrimination that occurs in the context of accessing and participating in children’s education and care services. All children’s education and care services (including family day care) must comply with the DDA.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help parents and caregiver of children with disability to understand their rights under the DDA.
Raising children with disability
The website RaisingChildren.net.au explains how the law protects the rights of children and young people and your child’s rights to quality education and equal opportunities.
Australian Government – support for students with disability and their parents and caregivers
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 clarify the obligations of education and training providers and seek to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability.
The Department of Education has partnered with Children and Young People with Disability Australia to co-design resources that help students to understand their rights under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, and to work with their education provider to make reasonable adjustments which help them learn and participate on the same basis as their peers.