Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 25 July 2019 Recommendation 17: The Australian Government ensure children with disability and their families are provided with adequate and appropriate community-based supports, including through the NDIS, to prevent institutionalisation. Awareness raising Recommendation 18: The Australian Government ensure that the next National Disability Strategy include policy directions and dedicated actions at the individual, organisational and structural levels to develop and implement awareness raising and education programs that are consistent with the CRPD. Accessibility Recommendation 19: The Australian Government introduce a national data collection and reporting framework, coordinated between the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments, to enable the measurement of progress and compliance against the Building Standards and Transport Standards. Recommendation 20: The Australian Government consider additional enforcement mechanisms for the Building Standards and Transport Standards. Recommendation 21: The Australian Government take immediate action to implement the recommendations from the reviews of the Building Standards and Transport Standards and allocate sufficient resources to implement these recommendations. Recommendation 22: The Australian Government undertake a gap analysis of Australia’s laws and policies to identify measures needed to ensure accessibility for people with disability, on an equal basis with others. In particular, gaps relating to: (i) accessibility of information and methods of communication, (ii) air travel, (iii) emerging forms of transport services, including ride sharing services, (iv) emerging technology and digital accessibility, and (v) commercial premises, public spaces and amenities. Recommendation 23: The Australian Government introduce a mandatory minimum standard of accessibility in the National Construction Code for all private dwellings in Australia. 41