Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) consultation workshop

OZeWAI is hosting a workshop that brings together digital accessibility experts, advocacy groups and individuals with disability to prepare a submission on behalf of OZeWAI in response to the questions in the Issues Paper.

The Australian Government is reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to make sure it is working to protect people with disability.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission) made 222 recommendations to the government in its Final Report. Some of these recommendations included changes to the Disability Discrimination Act.

On 31 July 2024, the Australian Government published its response to these recommendations. This included accepting, in principle, the 15 recommendations related to the Disability Discrimination Act.

As part of the government response to the Disability Royal Commission, the government committed $6.9 million to the review and modernisation of the Disability Discrimination Act.

The government has asked the Attorney-General's Department to lead this review. Consultation is open until 24 October 2025.

The insights and outcomes from this workshop will be input into an OZeWAI submission.

Together, let's pave the way for a more inclusive digital future.

We are keen to collaborate with as many people as possible across both local, state and federal government, so please join us and share with colleagues who are involved or interested in the impact of legislation on policies and/or accessibility. If you are interested in being involved in industry-specific workshops, please email us at info@ozewai.org.

Session access requirements

The session agenda and access details will be shared 2 days before the event. This is a remote online event using Zoom.

Please email info@ozewai.org if you wish to share any tools, communication methods or anything else we should consider to ensure you can fully participate in the session.

Thank you from the OZeWAI Committee.

About OZeWAI

OZeWAI is the Australian Web Accessibility Initiative, a strong and established group of members committed to advancing the cause of digital accessibility and inclusive design. OZeWAI is proud to provide a valuable source of information on accessibility issues and ideas to people in the accessibility industry and the broader community.

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