Welcome to the May 2010 edition of the AFDO Newsletter.In this edition we look at:

The Productivity Commission inquiry into a Litetime Disability Care and Support System

Policy work at AFDO, including the new AFDO Social Inclusion Policy Paper, the Disability Workforce Survey, the UN Convention Shadow Report and the consultations on the Australian Rail Authority Code of Practice

Work on AFDO's 2010 - 2013 Strategic Plan

AFDO's representation on external committees

Updates on Standards: movement on the Acccess to Premises Standard and the creation of AS 1428.5

International goings-on, including a report on the April Pacific Disability Forum, information about the upcoming Australian Disability and Development Consortium conference, and an article on the new decade ahead for disability in the Asia Pacific.

Sector news and resources, including how to become a supporter of Deaf Australia, a call for members of the Spinal Cord Injury Network and the Victorian government's request for Victorian writers with disability.