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Useful Information

The DTAN Project prepares a number of publications in each funding year and these documents are posted on Deaf Australia Website when they become available.

Discussion Papers cover a wide range of topics and a complete list of all papers has been prepared.

Also, DTAN prepares some articles that have been published into other magazines or periodicals. Copies of these articles have been scanned and prepared into PDF's.

Useful Links

The links below have been prepared by the DTAN Staff for the benefit of the Deaf community and if there are useful links that you feel other Deaf people need to know about, please be free to email us about them!

Consumer resources

• Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
  AMTA has developed information for mobile phone users who have a disability
• National Relay Service
  Contains more information about the National Relay Service
• Broadband Guide
  Listing of all top Internet Service providers with information about their products & services and to find & compare over 600 broadband plans.
• Consumers' Telecommunications Network
• Fairtel
  It helps to know the facts!  Website hosted by Communications Law Centre.
• Phonechoice
  Contains information and pricing comparisons for fixed lines, mobiles, internet and VOIP
• Whirlpool
  Comprehensive information website for all things to do with broadband including pricing plans (NB make sure prices are up to date with the advertised provider first)
• Consumers
  Comprehensive information website for all things to do with consumers prepared by the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs
• Consumers online
  Comprehensive information website for all things to do consumers prepared by Australian Competition and Consumer Competition
• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
  Resolves general human rights & equal opportunity complaints
• Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO)
  Resolves telecommunications complaints

Government, legislation and regulation

• Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
• Main Home Page for Consumers
• Access for people with disabilities | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
• Policy and legislation | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
• Australian Communications and Media Authority
  Governmental regulatory body on broadcasting and communications.
• Communications Alliance
  Industry body established to manage communications self-regulation and to develop telecommunications codes and standards.
• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
  Section on telecommunications and disability.
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
• Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
• Telecommunications Standards Portal
  Provision of information on international standards issues from an Australian perspective.

International resources

• COST 219ter
  A European Commission project on telecommunications and disability. Has produced many relevant publications.
• Federal Communications Commission - Disability Rights Office
  The US communications regulatory body.
• OFCOM
  UK communications regulatory body.
• Post and Telestyrelsen
  Swedish communications regulator.

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