The first edition of the AFDO Newsletter for 2010 contains a range of articles about our work and work happening in the sector, including:

An update on the AFDO Human Rights Monitoring Project, which is examining how AFDO might monitor the human rights of people with disability now and into the future;

The latest information from Medicare regarding a new electronic claiming system for clients and the Teen Dental Scheme;

What's been happening at the AFDO member's meetings;

AFDO's thoughts on the National Disability Insurance Scheme;

An overview of the policy work and submissions being done in the AFDO office;

Developments in the social inclusion agenda of the Rudd government;

Changes to telecommunications representation for the disability sector;

An update on AFDO's role in a coalition working towards creating a Shadow Report for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

If you have any questions or feedback about the AFDO Newsletter, please contact Leah Hobson on 03 9662 3324 or via leah.hobson@afdo.org.au.