AFDO Newsletter

AFDO inaugral CEO elected President World Blind Union
AFDO congratulates Maryanne Diamond on her election, unopposed, to the presidency of the World Blind Union.

Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services

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November 2010 issue

AFDO Newsletter | general

Welcome to the AFDO Newsletter for November 2010. In this issue, you'll find lots of information about what AFDO has been doing, including:

- Attending the Australian Disability and Development Consortium conference in Darwin, along with some self advocates

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AFDO Newsletter February 2010

AFDO Newsletter | general

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;

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April 2008 Volume 2, Issue 1

AFDO Newsletter | general

Welcome to the first edition of the AFDO newsletter for 2008.

In this issue ....

First AFDO Conference
In October this year, AFDO will hold its first conference. This will be an extremely exciting event and the organisation is well underway.

Impact of Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Our agreement with FaHCSIA is to oversee the consultation process and, interpret feedback from the disability sector and assist the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Attorney General’s Department (AGD) to ensure that work created is appropriate to the needs of people with disability.

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