The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 makes disability discrimination unlawful and aims to promote equal opportunity and access for people with disabilities.
Under the Act, individuals can lodge complaints of discrimination and harassment with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
We undertake a wide range of activities to assist individuals and organisations to understand their rights and meet their legal responsibilities.
As part of our role, we conduct public inquiries, negotiate disability guidelines and standards, support organisations to develop Disability Action Plans and run community education programs.
This work is led by Graeme Innes AM, the Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner.
What's new
- DDA amendments passed and Disability Convention added to Commission responsibilities; see Commission press release and Ministers' press release
- Telecommunications access initiatives
- Report recommends improvements, go ahead for premises standards: see also Commission media release
- Exemption application: proposed increases in subscription TV captioning
- Press release: making the education revolution accessible
- More: see site updates
Current projects
- 2008-09 workplan
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: latest news
- Update newsletter: latest edition April 2009
