QDN Position Statements.

The QDN Position Statements were developed from a synopsis of policy discussions conducted at the 3rd QDN gathering in 2002 and additionally, via Teleconferences conducted state-wide in December 2002.

We have developed statements on the following social issues (in no order of priority):

Education
Employment, employment alternatives and income security
Getting Around
Housing
Access to information
Recreation, Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality
Life in The Community

These statements are available in our document titled “QDN's Social Position Statements”.

Follow this link to download a copy of our Position Statement.

Position Papers

Housing.

Housing As QDN members are part of communities across the statement we seek to uphold and exercise our rights as citizens and state our belief that: All Queenslanders are entitled to have their basic need and right for housing met through affordable, appropriate and accessible housing - developed using individualised approaches that promotes people's image, safety and wellbeing. This includes the right to private and public housing that is NOT clustered, segregated or isolated.

Follow this link to a Word version of the Housing document.

Social Inclusion.

Social inclusion means different things for different people and changes according to stages of life, cultural heritage, living environment and social status. For many people with disability their social status - how they are perceived by the community and society in which they live - is a determining factor in the degree to which they are socially included. The supports people with disability receive, and the mode or modes in which they are delivered, impacts upon the type, form and level of social inclusion they experience.

This paper takes a historic perspective and looks briefly at the origins of deinstitutionalisation which included a major push for social inclusion. Prior to de-institutionalisation people with disability were hidden from society, being virtual captives of the bricks and mortar of a 'containment model' for keeping people with disability housed, fed and away from the rest of society.

Follow this link to a PDF version of the Social Inclusion document.

Follow this link to a Word version of the Social Inclusion document.

Restrictive Practices Draft Bill: a response by People with Disability. (QDN December 2007.)

Introductory Observations.

Human Rights.

It must be stated at the outset that any use of restrictive practices upon people with disability can clearly be seen as a breach of the fundamental human rights, particularly rights to liberty and security of person, recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and clarified most recently by the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. It is useful to consider Article 14 of that Convention which states:-

Please read QDN's submission below for further details.

Restrictive Practices Draft Bill: a response by People with Disability. (QDN December 2007.).

Inclusive Consultation

Guidelines for Inclusion of People with Disability in Conferences and Meetings

These Guidelines provide the advice necessary to include people with disabilities in conferences, meetings, workshops and focus groups. With appropriate methods and planning this is a simple process.

Follow this link to download a copy of the Position Paper (Word file).

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	QDN Position Statements. The QDN Position Statements were developed from a synopsis of policy discussions conducted at the 3rd QDN gathering in 2002 and additionally, via Teleconferences conducted state-wide in December 2002. We have developed statements on the following social issues (in no order of priority): Education Employment, employment alternatives and income security Getting Around Housing Access to information Recreation, Culture, Spirituality and Sexuality Life in The Community These statements are available in our document titled “QDN's Social Position Statements”. Follow this link to download a copy of our Position Statement. Position Papers Housing. Housing As QDN members are part of communities across the statement we seek to uphold and exercise our rights as citizens and state our belief that: All Queenslanders are entitled to have their basic need and right for housing met through affordable, appropriate and accessible housing - developed using individualised approaches that promotes people's image, safety and wellbeing. This includes the right to private and public housing that is NOT clustered, segregated or isolated. Follow this link to a Word version of the Housing document. Social Inclusion. Social inclusion means different things for different people and changes according to stages of life, cultural heritage, living environment and social status. For many people with disability their social status - how they are perceived by the community and society in which they live - is a determining factor in the degree to which they are socially included. The supports people with disability receive, and the mode or modes in which they are delivered, impacts upon the type, form and level of social inclusion they experience. This paper takes a historic perspective and looks briefly at the origins of deinstitutionalisation which included a major push for social inclusion. Prior to de-institutionalisation people with disability were hidden from society, being virtual captives of the bricks and mortar of a 'containment model' for keeping people with disability housed, fed and away from the rest of society. Follow this link to a PDF version of the Social Inclusion document. Follow this link to a Word version of the Social Inclusion document. Restrictive Practices Draft Bill: a response by People with Disability. (QDN December 2007.) Introductory Observations. Human Rights. It must be stated at the outset that any use of restrictive practices upon people with disability can clearly be seen as a breach of the fundamental human rights, particularly rights to liberty and security of person, recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and clarified most recently by the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. It is useful to consider Article 14 of that Convention which states:- Please read QDN's submission below for further details. Restrictive Practices Draft Bill: a response by People with Disability. (QDN December 2007.). Inclusive Consultation Guidelines for Inclusion of People with Disability in Conferences and Meetings These Guidelines provide the advice necessary to include people with disabilities in conferences, meetings, workshops and focus groups. With appropriate methods and planning this is a simple process. Follow this link to download a copy of the Position Paper (Word file).