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Australia DDA Standards Project/News Update

Australia DDA Standards Project/News Update is a regular detailed newsletter about progress in developing standards for implementation of the Australian Disability Discrimination Act. Produced by Blind Citizens Australia, the February issue reported updates in developing Education Standards, soon to be released; a Transport Standards Update and an Access to Premises Standard.

The DDA Standards Project Steering Committee comprises 11 national bodies: Association of the deaf, Psychiatric Disability Coalition, Blind Citizens, Carers Association, Deafness Forum, Head Injury Council, People with HIV/AIDS, National Council of Intellectual disabilities, Ethnic Disability Alliance, Physical Disability Council and Women with Disabilities.

Editor: Maurice Corcoran; email <ddasp@ozemail.com.au>; Tel: 08 82422700; Fax: 07 82422711; Blind Citizens Australia, 26 Alsop St., Semaphore SA 5019, Australia.