PWD Submission re Outdoor Cafes - 2010
Friday, 02 July 2010 03:01
PWD ACT’S Perspective – Outdoor Cafes and Human Rights
PWD ACT approaches the subject of this Review, the ACT Government’s Policy in relation to outdoor cafes, from a human rights and disability rights perspective. This means that we start from the premise that People with Disabilities have a right to participate fully in the community and contribute to the economic, social and cultural life of the community. One element of this right is the right to easy and dignified access to community facilities such as outdoor cafes. Outdoor cafes are an important part of the social and cultural life of the community as both places for meeting, conversation and social interaction as well as places at which food and drink is purchased and consumed.... click on the attachments below to read more.



