Disability discrimination

People with disability have the right to full participation in our community, without discrimination.

Our leading discrimination law practice has a history of running successful test cases for people with disability,  securing more equal access to services including education, public transport, digital and emerging technologies.

We represent people with disability who have experienced discrimination to seek justice and challenge the harmful policies and practices underpinning the discrimination, with widespread benefits for the disability community.

For example, our work with disability advocates has made travel on Sydney trains more accessible, supported kids with disability to stay at their chosen school, and improved the insurance system for people who have experienced mental ill-health.

Our priorities are informed by people with disability: our clients and the disability rights organisations and advocates we partner with.

Our current priorities include:

  • ensuring air travel is accessible to all people with disability, including as a member of the Aviation Accessibility Steering Committee for the development of a Disability Standard for air travel;
  • improving accessibility of public transport, including taxi and rideshare services; and
  • advocating for discrimination law reform to better advance the rights of people with disability to participate in all aspects of social and political life.

News and resources

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Senior Solicitor Mitchell Skipsey spoke on the Law Report about why we need clear, consistent and national assistance animal regulation.
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Senior Solicitor Sheetal Balakrishnan joined 2SER Breakfast to explain why we need a National Assistance Animal Framework.
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Senior Solicitors Erin Turner Manners and Sheetal Balakrishnan spoke about how airlines were failing people with disability at a parliamentary hearing into aviation consumer protections.
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Our client Paula Hobley took Uber to the Federal Court for refusing to provide her service over 30 times because of her Guide Dog.
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We made a submission welcoming the intent of the Charter but recommending changes that clearly state the responsibilities of airports and airlines to people with disability.
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JEC Senior Solicitor, Erin Turner Manners, discusses our client Paula Hobley and her case in the Federal Court against Uber.

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