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CRPD Shadow Report

CRPD Shadow Report. Therese Sands Executive Director, Leadership Team People with Disability Australia September 2010. Project Group. People with Disability Australia Queensland Advocacy Incorporated Disability Discrimination Legal Centre NSW

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CRPD Shadow Report

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  1. CRPD Shadow Report Therese Sands Executive Director, Leadership Team People with Disability Australia September 2010

  2. Project Group • People with Disability Australia • Queensland Advocacy Incorporated • Disability Discrimination Legal Centre NSW • Australian Federation of Disability Organisations • Disability Advocacy Network Australia • Australian Disability Rights Network • Disability Studies and Research Centre

  3. Methodology • Time and resource constraints - one year and no funding: - pro bono support from DLA Phillips Fox - fund seeking (FaHCSIA provided funding for consultations; application pending with Attorney Generals for NGO delegation to UN) • Limited knowledge of CRPD and human rights reporting processes within DPOs, disability advocacy organisations: - provide information about CRPD (background materials) - opportunity to apply CRPD (workbook based on resource Human Rights Indicators)

  4. Methodology • Ownership by people with disability: - consultation in each capital city (DPOs, advocacy organisations, disability legal services) - consultation with First People’s Disability Network Australia - Online survey for individuals with disability • Draft Shadow Report - draft reviewed by Project Group (now) - Article 32, International Cooperation reviewed by ADDC • Finalise Shadow Report and seek endorsement (October 2010) • Submit Shadow Report to UN CRPD Committee (by end 2010) • NGO Delegation to UN for review process (October 2011)

  5. Advocacy & Collaborationwww.disabilityrightsnow.org.au Shadow report & Concluding Observations: • Evidence-based advocacy tools (media / submissions / training / report card comparison / complaints) • Planning tools – prioritise key issues for organisational focus, advocacy and ‘test case’ complaints • Resources – guidance on key issues; and guidance on how issues are framed in terms of human rights.

  6. Advocacy & CollaborationNext Steps CRPD Monitoring & Implementation (requires capacity building): • Data collection and analysis - use CRPD to reframe / capture data in terms of human rights not service compliance (consistency across agencies and jurisdictions). • Case studies – capturing human rights stories in line with CRPD • CRPD analysis - budget processes; election platforms; funding allocations (using Shadow report; Concluding Observations) • Making complaints under CRPD to Australian Human Rights Commission / UN CRPD Committee

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