Our Disability Reference Committee (DRC) advises on issues around access and inclusion for people with a disability. The committee is an important link between Council, people with a disability and the wider community.
Disability Reference Committee
What does the DRC do?
The DRC includes people with disabilities, carers, community representatives and disability service providers. They help people with disabilities by:
- representing their interests, including those of carers and family members,
- advising on issues and barriers affecting them and their carers who live, work or study in Glen Eira,
- responding to relevant policies, reports, research and plans,
- monitoring the implementation strategy of Council’s Community Wellbeing Plan 2021–2025.
The DRC meets every second month at the Glen Eira Town Hall.
Learn more
For more information about the DRC's structure and purpose:
- Download the Terms of Reference (DOCX, 695KB).
- Contact our Access and Inclusion officer on 9524 3333 or at accessandinclusion@gleneira.vic.gov.au.
The Disability Flag
Also known as the Overcoming Flag or Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The flag globally represents people who have disabilities. It was created by the Valencian dancer Eros Recio and presented to the United Nations. The flag is meant for general use, particularly at disability-centered events. It has been used at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Design and meaning
The flag is intended to represent people with disabilities, their struggle for rights, and related concepts including the disability pride movement and the Paralympic Games
The flag is a tricolour flag with three equally sized horizontal stripes of gold, silver, and bronze.
These colours are meant to evoke the three medals at the Paralympic Games and are intended to represent the collective's overcoming of obstacles, rather than the competitive and meritocratic sentiments related to the event itself. For example, discriminatory adversities imposed by society, the victory of new rights achieved for the collective, and a celebration of increased awareness of social inequality.
The three colours also represent the different forms of disability. However, the meanings of these colours are intended to be decided by the collective community they represent.
