Joint submission by Children and Young people with Disability Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and People With Disability Australia

A joint submission by Children and Young people with Disability Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has outlined the importance of an Australian Charter of Human Rights for people with a disability and the need for human rights to be at the heart of government laws, policies and services. 

The research shows how Charters in Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory have benefited the lives of people with a disability, including by: 

• Maintaining education for a Victorian child with a disability.  

• Providing housing for a Queensland Aboriginal woman with a disability, and her three children.  

• Ensuring travel insurance services for a Victorian person with a disability.  

Read Charters of Human Rights Benifit People with a Disability here.