Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – 25 July 2019
90.
The Commission encourages the government to upgrade the
‘Australia.gov.au’ website so it is compatible with the updated Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
Recommendation 43: The Australian Government review the captioning
exemption and target reduction process under the Broadcasting Services Act
1992 (Cth) and introduce incremental captioning targets for multi-channels
and online videos.
Recommendation 44: The Australian Government, drawing on the Audio
Description Working Group’s report, develop and introduce amendments to
the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) requiring audio description of not
less than 10% of all television content to facilitate greater access to
television news, information and entertainment for people with disability.
Recommendation 45: The Australian Government work with State and
Territory governments to ensure that all information about significant
changes to laws, policies, systems and obligations should be provided in a
range of accessible formats, including Easy Read.
Recommendation 46: The Australian Government update the
’Australia.gov.au‘ website to comply with Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
4.16 Education (CRPD art 24, CO 45–46)
(a)
Data collection (LOI 24)
91.
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Schools Students collects data
about school students with disability who receive an adjustment. While
this data is important, it is also critical to know how many children did not
qualify for an adjustment or were not assessed for an adjustment.
92.
It is also important to collect national disaggregated data in a range of
other areas. The Senate Education and Employment References
Committee in the Access to real learning: the impact of policy, funding and
culture on students with disability report recommended collection and
publication of information about the levels of access and attainment for
students with disability, including the use of restrictive practices and
seclusion, and suspension and expulsion rates.86
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