Disability Policy from the Parties

Summary

• Disability Alliance Policy Summary 20 March 2009

Australian Labor Party

• Disability Alliance Electon Campaign - ALP Response
• Bligh Government to help fund care for young people
• Social Justice, Youth and Community Services (platform from 2007)

Please note:

The ALP's response to the Disability Alliance campaign and their platform document Social Justice, Youth and Community Services do not appear on the ALP Queensland Campaign web site as of 4.30pm 20 March 2009. However they were provided to the Disability Alliance in response to our campaign.

Family First

• Supporting People with a Disability

• Caring for carers

The Greens

• Disability Policy

• Health Policy (see Goal 12, and Measures 13, 15 and 17)

The Liberal National Party

• LNP to introduce a system of social inclusion that works

Additional correspondence

From the ALP

• Disability Services Queensland Funding (prepared by Lee Norris, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister for Disability Services)

• Response to the Community Safeguards Coalition

• Response to the Disability Alliance

From the Liberal National Party

• LNP - Clarifying the Misconceptions (PDF)

• LNP - Further clarification (PDF)

Contact Your Candidates

Click the following link to find a list of candidates in your area.

http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2009/candidates.html

Evidence of Unmet Need

Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs’ report on Funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/cstda/report/index.htm

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study – Current and future demand for specialist disability services
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10450