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Double Disadvantage

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This is a transcript of a speech by Irene Moss, the Race Discrimination Commissioner for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, at the first national conference on the impact of disability within ethnic communities in Australia. She discusses the under-utilisation of government services by people of non English speaking backgrounds (NESB) and mentions a census of disability services which revealed an under representation of people of NESB within all services. She also introduces the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and welcomes the new Commissioner. Keyword: Cross Cultural

Author
Moss, Irene
Source
Australian Disability Review 1-93
Publisher
DACA
Publication Date
1 January 1993
Category
Professionals
Keywords
Cross Cultural, Families
Origin
Australia

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