Women With Disabilities Australia: Policy Paper: 'Assessing the situation of women with disabilities in Australia: A human rights approach'(July 2011)
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This Paper uses a human rights framework to document the range of data, research and information needed in order to give a
comprehensive assessment of the situation of women with disabilities in Australia. The paper provides the context for
this work by giving an overview of the intersection of gender and disability, as well as a brief background to the human rights
imperative. Using key articles from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the paper then prescribes
the key quantitative and qualitative data and research required under each article, and links this to Australia's international
human rights obligations and domestic policy context. Copyright WWDA July 2011.
Women With Disabilities Australia: 'Submission to the Attorney General's Department on the Background Paper on 'A New National Human Rights Action Plan for Australia' (February 2011)
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In December 2010, the Attorney-General's Department released a Background Paper outlining the strategy for the
development of 'A new National Human Rights Action Plan for Australia'. WWDA was invited to provide comment on the Background Paper,
and subsequently developed a written Submission which was forwarded to the Attorney-General's Department in February 2011. WWDA's
Submission strongly endorsed the Government's commitment to develop a national human rights action plan.WWDA's Submission to the
Background Paper contains a number of recommendations, several which focus on the process (as outlined in the Background Paper) of
developing the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP). Copyright WWDA February 2011.
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