DDA Standards Project

The purpose of the DDA Standards Project is to coordinate disability sector consultations and input into the development and promulgation of strong and effective Disability Discrimination Act Standards.

The DDA Standards Project is funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department to coordinate disability sector input into the DDA Standards development. The DDA Standards Project, is a project of the former National Caucus of Disability Consumer Organisation and is Auspiced by the Deafness Forum.

The DDA Standards Project is a network of organisations. There is no formal membership, there are no affiliation fees, and there is no constitutional or incorporation base. The Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department provides funding to the Project for meetings of the Steering Committee and for a one-person secretariat to provide the disability sector with administrative coherence across all the DDA Standards processes.

The DDA Standards Project Steering Committee comprises 9 National Peak bodies.