This landmark legally-binding treaty came into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment […]
100 million disabled EU voters deserve better
More than 400 million voters are being invited to cast their ballot in the European elections this June, but for the 100 million people with disabilities living in […]
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Five Basic Facts
This landmark legally-binding treaty came into force on 3 May 2008, marking a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment […]
Disability and Media Collaboration Project
Collaboration project between people with disabilities and the media In 2008, DREDF launched the Disability and Media Alliance Project (D-MAP). The goal of the program is to shift […]
Victorian Advisory Council for People with Disability | vic.gov.au
Martin holds a BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Communications from RMIT University. He left the UK in 1987 […]
Disability Rights Education and Advocacy Fund
Access to public transportation is key to individuals with disabilities’ independence and full participation in their communities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishes specific requirements for transportation […]
Disabled people ignored in ‘Parallel Universe’ election campaign – Disability News Service
At the first major television event of the general election campaign, participants spoke more than 21,000 words over more than two hours, but people with disabilities were not […]
Biden’s Border Order | Human Rights Watch
Read French / Read German / Read Spanish As the US presidential election approaches, political drama is inevitable. But sometimes it goes beyond mere attention-grabbing and reaches the […]
Is the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights reaching its limits?
Since Israel’s war with Hamas began last fall, Israel’s two leading civil rights groups have been at odds on many points. The Anti-Defamation League, which works to combat […]
Positive Obligations in the Sex Discrimination Act
Under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), organisations and businesses have a positive duty to prevent, so far as possible, the occurrence of the following unlawful acts: Discrimination […]