Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

A brief guide to the Disability Discrimination Act. This Australian Human Rights Commission site provides links from this page to a brief outline of the DDA, generally and as it applies to a number o...

Explains how to make a complaint, how complaints are handled, and provides information about conciliation.

Commentary from AHRC on the 2009 changes to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and related measures

Produced by the AHRC, the 'Know your rights: Disability Discrimination' brochure aim to assist people, in relation to disability, to understand their rights, identity situations where their rights ar...

On 22 September 2011, a public discussion was launched to seek community views on consolidating Commonwealth anti-discrimination law (encompassing Racial Discrimination Act 1975; Sex Discrimination ...

CATS is a website that provides information and resources to assist universities to create equitable access for students with disability and to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and the Di...

The DDA requires that people with disabilities be given equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to the full range of social, political and cultural activities.

DDA Education Standards Accessible Formats Website and Booklet.

From this Australian Human Rights Commission page you can find information relating to Disability Discrimination Act cases including: Conciliated settlements, Court decisions, Commission decisions, D...

There are many Acts in each State/Territory and the Commonwealth that affect the provision of services to people with disability. The key legislation is the DDA and the various anti-discrimination leg...

Disability Standards for Education were formulated under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and tabled in the Parliament on 17 March 2005. They came into effect in August 2005. The Standards clari...

'On the same basis' is a resource for parents and teachers. It will help you to understand more about the DDA and how it applies to preschools and schools

The Productivity Commission's review of the effectiveness of the DDA and its costs and benefits found that the DDA had an important and continuing role in providing a fair go for Australians with disa...

Link to Commonwealth law of Australia site with download versions of the Act in various formats

An Act to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and other laws relating to human rights, and for related purposes.

A range of federal and state legislation has implications for universities in providing for equitable treatment for people with disability.  Primary among these is the Disability Discrimination A...

Under the DDA, Disability Standards may be made to specify rights/ responsibilities about equal access and opportunity for people with a disability, in more detail and with more certainty than the DDA...

The Disability Standards for Education are subordinate legislation to the DDA and education providers must comply with them. They aim to clarify the legal obligations in relation to education.&nb...

Under the DDA, it is against the law for an employer to discriminate against someone on the grounds of disability.  If you have a disability, you have the right to the same employment opportuniti...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) states that organisations may develop Action Plans to eliminate discriminatory practices and that these may be lodged with the Australian Human R...

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) imposes legal obligations on institutions not to discriminate against people with disability and has three aims: eliminate discrimination ensure equal treat...

2003 marked the 10th anniversary of Australia's Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). Bruce Maguire is one of a number of Australians who have used the DDA to bring about positive change f...

The definition of ‘Disability’ under the Federal Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is very broad to encompass physical, sensory, mental and intellectual disability. 'Disability', in rel...

The DDA is an acronym for The Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992.   The DDA provides protection for everyone in Australia against discrimination based on disability.  Discrimina...