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Tony Jones

Tony Jones

Australian disability advocate and Policy & Advocacy Manager at Spinal Cord Injuries Australia; wheelchair user and long-time advocate for accessibility and disability rights in transport and NDIS policy.

Jun 18, 2026

9:13
So do you mind filling in some details?
9:15
Well, it was mainly just to investigate what options SJ would have.
9:21
And what we did think about was given the state of taxis and the lousy response that she got in terms of getting one, we wondered whether or not this amounted to an issue of discrimination.
9:43
So there's two ways to go about it.
9:45
We're in New South Wales, so there's the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board and there's New South Wales legislation, or is it a matter of making a direct complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission? We sought advice on this.
10:02
We went to the Justice and Equity Centre and had a meeting with them.
10:08
They have solicitors that have done a lot of work in the disability space.

7 MINS LATER

17:19
But that is such a panic experience.

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