Advocacy
We advocate for the inclusion of all people with disabilities across the Australian development programs and humanitarian responses in developing countries.
We advocate for the inclusion of all people with disabilities across the Australian development programs and humanitarian responses in developing countries.
ADDC’s Call to Action
We are calling on Australian politicians to ensure that Australia continues its global leadership in championing disability-inclusive development as a core component of its aid program and international engagement.
Sustainable Development Goals & disability
Place all people with disabilities at the centre of Australia’s approach to the implementation and reporting on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals to meet the commitment to “leave no one behind”, including for Australia’s Voluntary National Review on the 2030 Agenda to the UN’s High Level Political Forum in 2018.
Research and disability-inclusion
Ensure equal access to the benefits of Australian aid and, following the principle of “leave no one behind”, strengthen the evidence base on how to improve inclusion of all people with disabilities in development programming.
Women with disabilities and leadership
Take a dual approach to supporting the leadership of women with disability:
Budget and strategy
Within the aid budget and for each remaining year of the Development for All 2015-2020 strategy increase the annual investment in the lives of people with disabilities. In addition:
In support of the Australian DPOs;
We advocate for Australian Government to fully implement all articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) including Article 32 which includes measures such as:
We collate evidence of the successes and challenges in DID approaches to strengthen the work of the sector in this field.
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