Increase awareness in schools and educational settings of the Disability Standards for Education. Promote and share examples of quality inclusive education. Employment Our vision: People with disability have increased access to work and are included in the workplace. We will: Work with the government and business sector to put into action recommendations in our Willing to Work report. Encourage employers to hire and support more people with disability. Encourage the government to cover some costs of making workplaces more accessible. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Our vision: People with disability have the funding and support they require to live independently in the community. We will: Discuss with the community human rights issues arising in the NDIS. Encourage the government to provide advocacy support for the NDIS. Advocate for the NDIS to be accessible to people with disability in rural and remote areas, people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. Violence Our vision: People with disability are safe and free from violence. We will: awareness of people’s rights to be safe from violence. Promote ways to address and prevent violence against people with disability in institutional settings. Promote ways to report abuse that suit people with different needs. Criminal Justice System
Increase awareness in schools and educational settings of the Disability Standards for Education. Promote and share examples of quality inclusive education. Employment Our vision: People with disability have increased access to work and are included in the workplace. We will: Work with the government and business sector to put into action recommendations in our Willing to Work report. Encourage employers to hire and support more people with disability. Encourage the government to cover some costs of making workplaces more accessible. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Our vision: People with disability have the funding and support they require to live independently in the community. We will: Discuss with the community human rights issues arising in the NDIS. Encourage the government to provide advocacy support for the NDIS. Advocate for the NDIS to be accessible to people with disability in rural and remote areas, people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. Violence Our vision: People with disability are safe and free from violence. We will: awareness of people’s rights to be safe from violence. Promote ways to address and prevent violence against people with disability in institutional settings. Promote ways to report abuse that suit people with different needs. Criminal Justice System
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