by Sophie Wiggans | Feb 16, 2022 | Media Release, Report, Submission
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) and The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Limited (ATSILS) are publicly calling upon the Queensland Human Rights Commissioner to conduct an inquiry into the use of school disciplinary absences in...
by Sophie Wiggans | Feb 1, 2022 | Submission
QAI considers the use of restrictive practices to infringe the fundamental human rights of people with disability. Restrictive practices are used as a form of behaviour control, applied to individuals considered to be exhibiting ‘behaviours of concern’. There are...
by Sophie Wiggans | Jan 28, 2022 | QAI in the Media
QAI stands with our allies in calling for urgent action to prioritise access for Queenslanders with disability to vital health and safety measures during this critical time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), Health...
by Sophie Wiggans | Jan 19, 2022 | News, Volunteer opportunities
Are you a young person with disability with a message for the United Nations? QAI is seeking Expressions of Interest from emerging young leaders with disability interested in attending the 15th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the Convention on the Rights of...
by Sophie Wiggans | Dec 21, 2021 | Submission
QAI made a submission on the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. QAI is deeply concerned about the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021...
