Putting rights centre stage was the theme for the Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference 2016. It was held at NAB The Hall, 700 Bourke Street Docklands with the Rights Retrospective taking place on the afternoon of 1 September with the main conference program running the next day.
Summaries from the conference sessions are available and include the multi-media presentations and links to resources related to the panel discussions. Use the following quick links:
- Rights Retrospective
- Welcome and opening address with Lizzie Blandthorn MP
- Rights, camera, action: Advocacy beyond 2016
- Enter stage rights: Applying a human rights approach to person-centred service delivery
- Spotlight: When rights go wrong
- Righting the script: Moving legislative and cultural barriers facing people with disability
DARU’s new video “Rights under the UN Convention” was featured both days. It will be moving to the DARU website home page soon but we’d like to share it again here because it’s so beautiful!