The work of PDA in 2008 - 2009 02/11/2009

Some of the work PDA has done this year - 2008 -09

Documents prepared in 2008 - 2009:

Some of the documentation and submissions for 2008 - 2009 are following. These are not all of the documents, but a cross section of the work that we do.

  • Aviation Submission with Case Studies from members

  • DDA and Human Rights legislation

  • UN Convention submission

  • Aviation Green Paper

  • Employment Services Submission

  • National Disability Strategy

  • Disability Employment Services Review

  • National Arts and Disability Strategy

  • Access to Premises under the DDA - 2 submissions with illustrations and examples

  • Research of the Models of Advocacy

  • Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination Act and Other Human Rights Legislation - Amendment Bill 2008.

  • Review of the Age Pension, Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension

  • PolicyPaper on the state of equipment provision in Australia

  • Application to AusAid for Disability Leadership training program.

  • FaHCSIA reports and responses

  • DDA Transport Review submission

  • National Mental Health and Employment Strategy submission

  • National Disability Arts Strategy

  • UN Convention Ratification

  • Pensions Review submission

  • Senate submission into Workplace Agreements

  • Senate inquiry into education

  • The future of disability employment services in Australia submissionExternal events and representation

PDA is often requested to have representation at meetings and or committees. Some of the events and representatives over the past year have been:

  • Australian Federation of Disability Organisations - Geoff Trappett

  • Federal Attorney Generals Forum on Human Rights - Glenda Lee

  • FaHCSIA meetings - Sue Egan

  • Aviation Access Airline Working Group - Sue Egan

  • HREOC Forum on UN Convention on Rights of People with disability - Sue Egan

  • Australian Electoral Commission Advisory Group - Sue Egan

  • ACCC through AFDO - Margo Hodge nominated by PDA

  • Telecommunications Disability Forums - Jacky Chant and Harold Hartfield

  • National Continence Advisory Committee - Hugh Carter

  • Standards Australia - Terry Fletcher, Mark Relf and Emilio Savle

  • Qantas Disability Customer Care Forum - Sue Egan

  • NSW Rural Disability Network - Sue Egan

  • AFDO Conference Committee - Sue Egan

  • Australian Universal Design Housing - Ian Hawkins.

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