by QAI | Sep 1, 2023 | Submission
QAI welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the NDIS Review. The NDIS provides critical support that facilitates the rights of people with disability to be independent and to live full social and economic lives. However key challenges with the scheme remain...
by QAI | Aug 13, 2023 | Submission
QAI contributed to a joint submission by the Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) and other individuals to comment on the proposed Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023. Submission – PDF...
by QAI | Aug 2, 2023 | Submission
The right to education for students with disabilities has long been a focus of QAI’s systemic advocacy. Practices such as gatekeeping, the overuse of school disciplinary absences, the use of Restrictive Practices and a lack of access to reasonable adjustments, are...
by QAI | Jul 20, 2023 | Past Events
Australian online side event to the 16th CoSP to the CRPD Event Details Date – June 2023Location – Online This event was a QAI side event to the United Nations 16th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
by QAI | Jul 3, 2023 | Submission
QAI welcomes the opportunity to publicly call for a federal Human Rights Act. QAI continues to bear witness to the numerous ways in which people with disability have their rights infringed on a daily basis. Current avenues for redress provide piecemeal protection and...