Publications

Disability Rights

Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability

The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability.

Disability Rights

The rights of people in health and disability care during COVID-19

These Guidelines are designed to ensure that human rights considerations inform the decisions made by health care and disability workers when supporting people with disability.

Disability Rights

Access under Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport

These Guidelines have been developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) to provide clear and practical assistance to facilitate compliance with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Cth) (the Transport Standards) through the use of equivalent access.

Disability Rights

A future without violence for people with disability - EasyRead (2018)

You have the right to be safe and treated well. Easy Read guide prepared by Council for Intellectual Disability.

Disability Rights

A Future Without Violence (2018)

Quality, safeguarding and oversight to prevent and address violence against people with disability in institutional settings

Disability Rights

Working towards Equality for People with Disability

In 2016 – 2017, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Alastair McEwin, spoke to many people with disability about their lives and the changes they need. Based on what he was told, this document outlines the big issues the Commissioner will focus on to improve the lives of people with disability...

Disability Rights

Access for all: Improving accessibility for consumers with disability

Introduction This resource provides practical tips for businesses on improving access to goods, services, facilities, premises and information for consumers with disability. Following these tips will not only reduce the likelihood of discrimination complaints against your business, but will also...

Disability Rights

Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)

Some employers, particularly small businesses, told us that they would have liked to do more to hire and retain employees with disability and older employees, but were time-poor and had limited resources and access to information. For this reason, we have produced this resource which sets out our...

Disability Rights

Willing to Work - employment and Australians with disability

Disability Rights

Willing to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination

Disability Rights

Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians

Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination.