Post by Banjo on Sept 3, 2013 11:13:47 GMT 7
UN told Australia is failing people with disabilities
For the first time, Australia's disability human rights record is being reviewed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Today, women with disabilities and indigenous Australians with disabilities will tell a UN Committee in Geneva that Australia has a long way to go before it complies with its international obligations.
Presenter:Alison Caldwell
Speaker:Damian Griffis, executive officer, First Peoples Disability Network Australia; Carolyn Frohmader, ceo, Women with Disabilites Australia;
www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/un-told-australia-is-failing-people-with-disabilities/1184825
For the first time, Australia's disability human rights record is being reviewed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Today, women with disabilities and indigenous Australians with disabilities will tell a UN Committee in Geneva that Australia has a long way to go before it complies with its international obligations.
Presenter:Alison Caldwell
Speaker:Damian Griffis, executive officer, First Peoples Disability Network Australia; Carolyn Frohmader, ceo, Women with Disabilites Australia;
www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/un-told-australia-is-failing-people-with-disabilities/1184825