ADDC, in partnership with CBM Australia, ACFID and PWD hosted a parliamentary breakfast on November 17th 2010 to promote disability inclusive development within the Australian Aid program.

Drawing attention to the needs of people with disabilities has been timely with the Government announcement of an independent review of the effectiveness of aid earlier this week.

The breakfast was well attended as noted by the Hon Kevin Rudd MP “…there is a very solid roll out from both sides of the aisle and from both houses of parliament ….. it’s great to see this level of roll out in political support across the spectrum for what is an important mission in Australia’s name”.

In his opening address, Mr. Rudd drew attention to the importance of Australia’s foreign aid and development programs. He acknowledged the efforts of many NGO’s in their efforts to ensure that people with disability are included in development programs and referred to the leadership Australia has demonstrated with the implementation of the’ Development For All: towards a disability-inclusive of Australian Aid Program 2009 to 2014’. He encouraged NGO’s to continue to ensure that ‘those with disabilities in developing countries have a proper international voice.’

The Government has committed to raising ODA to 0.5% of GNI by 2015 and Mr. Rudd assured the group they are on track and called for bipartisan support.

The breakfast was also addressed by Hon Therese Gambaro MP, Graeme Innes, the Australian Disability Commissioner; Jack de Groot, CEO Caritas; Jim Stallard, advocate and author; and Dimity Fifer, CEO AVI.

Borrowing Mr. Rudd’s closing statement, the joint efforts of ADDC and partnering NGO’s will “Continue to prod Government (us) effectively, but gently, so that we do more and do it more effectively together and bring about a material change to a better human kind”.

Download: Media Release - ADDC On Aid Review

The ADDC 20110 conference ‘Implementing Disability-inclusive Development in the Pacific and Asia’ was held in Darwin at the Darwin Convention Centre on September 15th and 16th 2010 and was complimented by two Roundtables on the 17th.

Over 200 delegates representing 29 countries attended.

The ADDC partnered with many of its members to facilitate this event: main partners being Australian National University (ANU), Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and the National Disability Services (ANU).

This conference was also made possible with collaboration and major sponsorship from AusAID and CBM Australia.

Keynote Presentations

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Moving Forward; Consolidating a Social Movement
(Presenter: Damian Griffis)

Implementing Disability; Inclusive Development in the Pacific and Asia
(Presenter: Carol Kidu DBE MP)

Forum Disability Ministers’ Meeting
(Presenter: Carol Kidu DBE MP)

2010 – 2015 Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability
(Presenter: Fred Miller, PIFS)

Eye health and the MDG’s: Progress in Asia & Pacific
(Presenter: Jennifer Gersbeck, Vision 2020)

Research on CBR and Inclusive Development
(Presenter: Maya Thomas)

Challenge & Change: Disability Rights in the Asia Pacific Region
(Presenter: Paul Deany, Disability Rights Fund)

RAD: Toolkit to support Disability Inclusive Development
(Sally Baker, Nossal Institue for Global Health)

CRPD Shadow Report
(Presenter: Therese Sands, PWD Australia)

This edition provides updates on the following:

1.    World Water Day: Clean water for a healthy world, March 22nd 2010

2.       AusAID Media Release: Australia’s Commitment to the nPacific Islands Forum

3.       General Call for Papers: Journal of social Inclusion

4.  Invitation for Participation in Disabled People’s National Congregation, 2010 in Bangladesh 

5.  2011 Biennial SPEVI Conference

6.  National Close the Gap Day 2010   

7.   Employment and Funding Opportunities  

8.  Report: The Current state of Health for People with Disabilities   

ADDC Bulletin March 19th 2010

This edition provides updates on the following:

1.  Beyond Women’s Day  

2.  First Shipment of Emergency assistance to Chile

3. UN Report on International Women’s Day

4. Workshop – Aceh Mental Health System – Human Resource Development: Lessons learned and Road to Sustainability     

5.  Job Opportunity – Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Senior Policy Officer

6. United Nations Enable Newsletter 

7. Mental Health in Indonesia’s Aceh Province – A Speakers Series

ADDC Bulletin March 12th 2010

This issue provides updates on the following:

1.       CEDAW : Concluding observations, 45th session

2.   80 ratifications of the CRPD

3.       Nigeria Must set Example for rest of Africa in Tackling HIV, says UNAIDS Chief

4.       NYTIMES Article about People with Disabilities in Haiti

5.       The New Inventors: Inventions for and by PWDs

10.   Person Centred Practice – International workshop

6.       Vulnerable youth discussion forum 15 March – 4 April

7.       Public Forum: How Women can Change the World (and how men can help)

8.       Arts Activated National Conference 2010

9.       2010 Women’s Human Rights Education Institutes (WHRI) Courses

11.   National Quality Framework Consultation for the homeless

12.   Job Opportunity: International Development and Disability Project Coordinator, MIUSA.

13.   Australian Federation of Disability Organisations Newsletter February 2010

ADDC Bulletin February 26th 2010