Disability Rights Now: Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The report, Disability Rights Now 2019: Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was prepared by a coalition made up of Disabled People’s Organisations, disability representative and advocacy organisations from around Australia. The report reviews Australia’s progress in implementing the CRPD, and has been endorsed by over 80 organisations from around the country.

The civil society CRPD Shadow Report Working Group included:
• Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia)
• Council for Intellectual Disability NSW (CID)
• Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI)
• Advocacy for Inclusion (AFI)
• Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)
• Australian Centre for Disability Law (ACDL)
• Queensland Voice for Mental Health (QVMH)
• Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)
• Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)