People with disability continue to face discrimination and barriers to participation in employment, education, housing and essential services, with many struggling to access effective and timely remedies through the current complaints-based framework. South-East Monash Legal Service calls for stronger disability rights protections through a positive duty to prevent discrimination, clearer obligations to provide reasonable adjustments, enhanced enforcement powers for the Australian Human Rights Commission, and more accessible pathways to justice that promote inclusion, dignity and equal participation in society
