On Monday 1 July 2019, The Australian Blindness Forum (ABF) combined with Vision 2020 Australia to become the single peak body for service providers working in the blindness and low vision sector.
From 15 November 2019, the ABF website has been decommisioned.
The following ABF documents and publications are retained as an archive of the organisation’s work. For any queries about previous ABF work not listed here, please email abf@vision2020australia.org.au
For all queries related to current work, please contact us.
Policies
- ABF Braille Policy August 2017 (Word 109KB)
- ABF Policy – Access to Information 2017 (Word 66KB)
- ABF Policy Access to information August 2017 (Word 66KB)
- ABF Policy Access to Education August 2017 (Word 34KB)
- ABF Policy Employment August 2017 (Word 65KB)
A snapshot of blindness
- A Snapshot of Blindness and Low Vision Services Summary – August 2015 (PDF 349KB)
- A Snapshot of Blindness and Low Vision Services – August 2015 (PDF 381KB)
- A Snapshot of Blindness and Low Vision Services Summary – Text Only – August 2015 (WORD 853KB)
- A Snapshot of Blindness and Low Vision Services – Text Only – August 2015 (WORD 901KB)
Submissions
- ABF submission to the Third Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible public Transport 2002
- ABF submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the NDIA: issues of sector concern
- ABF submission re ABA Guiding Principles May 2018 (WORD 61KB)
- ABF submission to DSS re supported employment March 2018 (WORD 46KB)
- ABF submission to Joint Standing Committee Inquiry into NDIS transitional arrangements August 2017 (WORD 35KB)
- ABF submission to Senate Inquiry into NDIS Quality & Safeguards Bill July 2017 (WORD 32KB)
- ABF submission to House of Reps Inquiry into school to work transition July 2017 (WORD 45KB)
- ABF submission to NDIS Code of Conduct June 2017 (WORD 35KB)
- ABF submission to Senate Inquiry into National Disability Strategy April 2017 (WORD 50KB)
- ABF submission to PC Inquiry into NDIS Costs March 2017 (WORD 60KB)
- ABF submission to PC Issues Paper on Human Services February 2017 (WORD 31KB)
- ABF submission to Disability Employment Services review December 2016 (WORD 61KB)
- ABF submission to Aged Care Legislated Review December 2016 (WORD 69KB)
- ABF submission to Senate Committee Inquiry into Mobility Allowance Bill – November 2016 (WORD 54KB)
- ABF Submission to Review of Draft National Aged Care Advocacy Framework October 2016 (WORD 45KB)
- ABF Submission to PC Inquiry into Human Services (WORD 45KB)
- ABF submission to PC Inquiry into Intellectual Property Arrangements – June 2016 (WORD 59KB)
- ABF submission to ILC Commissioning Framework – April 2016 (WORD 1166KB)
- ABF submission to Copyright Exposure Bill – February 2016 (WORD 54KB)
- ABF submission to Wayfinding Standards consultation – February 2016 (WORD 72KB)
- ABF submission to Disability Employment Framework Round 2 – December 2015 (WORD 38KB)
- ABF submission to Willing to Work (Disability) – December 2015 (WORD 36.1KB)
- ABF submission to Willing to Work (Older Australians) – December 2015 (WORD 36.5KB)
- ABF submission to Home Care Discussion Paper – October 2015 (WORD 93.6KB)
- ABF submission to ILC Framework consultation – October 2015 (WORD 28.4KB)
- ABF submission to STRC program – October 2015 (WORD 29.7KB)
- ABF submission to Review of NDIS Act – September 2015 (WORD 43.6KB)
- ABF Submission to Review of Aged Care Advocacy Services – September 2015 (WORD 85KB)
- Migration Assurance (NBN) – August 2015 (WORD 33.3KB)
- Fringe Benefits Tax exposure draft – August 2015 (WORD 25.8KB)
- Senate Inquiry into Students with Disability – August 2015 (WORD 53.4KB)
- ABF Submission To Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Options Paper – November 2014 (WORD 63KB)