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Today is the International Day of People with Disability. Speaking to the ABC earlier, the disability discrimination commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett, said 52% of all discrimination complaints made to the Australian Human Rights Commission related to disability discrimination. He said:
When you consider the Australian Human Rights Commission covers sex discrimination, race discrimination, age discrimination and human rights complaints, that’s an incredible number of complaints relating to disability discrimination and something we need to change …
We need to have a focus on recruiting, retaining and advancing people with disability in employment … We need to also acknowledge that 80% of disability is invisible in nature, but you can’t be what you in a sense can’t see, or can’t see as reflective of yourself. We need to acknowledge that people with disability can be academics, can be artists, musicians, sportsmen or can just do something which they enjoy.
Continue reading…WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange is battling extradition from Britain to the US where he is wanted on criminal charges. Follow latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastToday is the International Day of People with Disability. Speaking to the ABC earlier, the disability discrimination commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett, said 52% of all discrimination complaints made to the Australian Human Rights Commission related to disability discrimination. He said:When you consider the Australian Human Rights Commission covers sex discrimination, race discrimination, age discrimination and human rights complaints, that’s an incredible number of complaints relating to disability discrimination and something we need to change … We need to have a focus on recruiting, retaining and advancing people with disability in employment … We need to also acknowledge that 80% of disability is invisible in nature, but you can’t be what you in a sense can’t see, or can’t see as reflective of yourself. We need to acknowledge that people with disability can be academics, can be artists, musicians, sportsmen or can just do something which they enjoy. Continue reading…