Chapter:
101 - Rules
Mover:
Isabella Harding
Seconder:
Cody Nugara
 
 
Source:
Branch: Black Mountain
My Private Notes


Preamble
ACT Labor believes that diversity creates real and tangible benefits by reflecting our whole community which includes people with lived experience of a disability. ACT Labor should lead by example and proactively take steps to address social injustice by introducing initiatives to increase meaningful representation mirroring the proactive initiatives adopted in areas of gender, LGBTQIA+ and First Nations peoples’  communities. A disability action plan (DAP) will not only empower people with disabilities, but other communities that experience similar barriers to participation from differences in time, education and capacity. 
General Resolution

Creating a Disability Action Plan for the ACT Labor Branch

​ACT Branch Conference instructs the ACT Labor Executive to develop a disability action plan (DAP) to ensure that people who experience disabilities have a voice and are represented at all levels of the party. It directs the Executive to consult with expert advice and the voice of people who experience a disability. The ACT Branch Conference calls on the Executive to publish and promote the actions together with the measurable results, and report to the Conference on the progress achieved annually.

This Disability Action Plan will:
i. outline the process to work with and support ACT Labor Enabled to increase representation of ACT Labor members with disability in branches, party structures, and all levels of elected government;

ii. commit to continue improving awareness of the barriers that can preclude ACT Labor members with disability from socioeconomic participation and from anti-ableist advocacy; and

iii. commit to supporting the education of members and stakeholders of ACT Labor regarding anti-ableist advocacy, accessibility, intersectionality, the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ('CRPD'), and other matters relating to disability and the disability community.