3 hendy ifa prague - older drivers and rights
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IFA 11th Global Conference Prague Older Driver – Human Rights
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• Australia is ageist
• Age and capacity linked in our thinking
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• Older people experience age discrimination in many ways
• Manifests in all facets of life :
health services
employment
public attitude
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• Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission
• Human Rights Charter 2002
• Positive duty to take reasonable & proportionate measures tp prevent discrimination, including on the basis of ageing
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• COTA hearing from older people on discrimination
• Commission partnered the work
• Driving stories
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• COTA & VEOHRC developed survey
• 200+ older driver stories
• Interviews by Commission
• Police
• Road (Licensing) authority
• Medical Association
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• Licenses being reduced to 3yrs from 10 at 75 years, no known issue
• 200+ older driver stories
• Interviews by Commission
• Police
• Road (Licensing) authority
• Medical Association
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Outcomes •Report to state government •Review approaches of government institutions? •Public awareness/ campaign on discrimination