Australian Human Rights Commission CRPD information concerning Australia – 11.03.13 those with disability have changed under the Act and in some cases, how change has not eventuated. These twenty short films are available here. 25. The purpose of the twenty short films is to show that the biggest hurdle facing Australians with a disability is not disability itself but negative attitudes towards disability. The films illustrate that people with disability can make rich contributions to society if barriers in Australian schools, universities, employment, buildings and retail stores are removed. 26. Through the Disability Discrimination Act definite areas of achievement include accessible public transport, access to premises, access to services and education.16 (a) Public transport 27. Section 31 of the Disability Discrimination Act provides that the AttorneyGeneral may formulate standards in relation to the provision of public transport services and facilities. The Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (the Transport Standards) took effect on 23 October 2002.17 The Transport Standards set out the minimum accessibility requirements that providers and operators of public transport must comply with, as well as ensuring that access to transport is consistently improved. Since October 2002, all new public transport conveyances, premises and infrastructure must comply with the transport standards. Facilities already in operation at that time have between five and thirty years to comply with the standards. 28. The Transport Standards are to be reviewed every five years. The first review, conducted in 2007 (Report released 2011) noted that the Transport Standards had significantly changed the way that governments, public transport operators and providers thought about access to public transport for people with disability.18 29. The second review of the Transport Standards was announced late 2012 and commenced with the release of the Terms of Reference on 19 October 2012.19 One issue requiring review is whether the second or ten year compliance point, requiring compliance with the relevant Transport Standards by 55 per cent has been met across Australia.20 It is difficult to determine if this has occurred from current reporting. 30. Twenty Years: Twenty Stories short films concerning accessible public transport are ‘Access for All’, ‘Driving Change’, and ‘Graeme Innes v. Railcorp’. These films are available here. (b) 31. Access to premises Section 23 of the Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of disability in providing access to or use of premises that the public can enter or use. From 1 May 2011, any new building open to the public, or existing buildings undergoing significant renovation, are required to comply with the Disability (Access to Premises - Buildings Standards 2010). 7