[dbaust] Melbourne and Geelong Public Meetings - Access to Justice
- From: "Trudy Ryall" <trudy.ryall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:13:59 +1000
Dear members and friends, Please see an upcoming event Melbourne and Geelong Public Meetings - Access to Justice below. A great opportunity to advocate for the deafblind community. Kind Regards, Trudy Ryall Information Officer Able Australia Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes will be holding public meetings around Australia to hear directly from people with disability who need communication supports, or who have complex and multiple support needs, about their experiences with the criminal justice system. The Commission is concerned that people with disability who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs are not having their rights protected and are not being treated equally in police stations, courts, prisons and juvenile justice centres across Australia. This is happening to people with disability who are victims of crime, accused of crimes, witnesses, defendants and offenders. We will be holding public meetings in Melbourne and Geelong. Public Meeting in Melbourne Venue: DLA Piper, Geoff Masel Room, Level 21, 140 William Street, Melbourne Date: Thursday, 11 July 2013 Time: 3 pm - 5 pm RSVP online via http://accesstojusticemelb.eventbrite.com.au Public Meeting in Geelong Venue: Geelong West Town Hall, Main Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West Date: Wednesday, 10 July 2013 Time: 11 am - 1 pm RSVP online via http://accesstojusticegeelong.eventbrite.com.au If you need assistance to RSVP to the Melbourne or Geelong events, please contact Sarah at sarah.boyd@xxxxxxxxxx or on 03 9286 7800. In our public meetings, we want to learn more about what is and isn't working well. This will help us to look at what needs to be done to make sure people with disability have their rights protected and have access to justice in the criminal justice system. If you would like to learn more about this project, we have attached the Issues Paper. Cheers, Si Qi Wen Executive and Research Assistant to Graeme Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001 T +61 2 8231 4208 F +61 2 9284 9794 E siqi.wen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx W www.humanrights.gov.au Human rights: everyone, everywhere, everyday Follow us at http://twitter.com/ItStopsWithMe (@itstopswithme)
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Melbourne Flyer Access to Justice for People with Disability.docx
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Geelong Flyer Access to Justice for People with Disability.docx
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Access to Justice in the Criminal Justice System for People With Disability - Issues Paper April 2013.doc
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