ABC 'neglects' needs of 600,000 vision-impaired THE ABC and the federal government have been accused of neglecting the basic human rights of Australia's blind population and are now the subject of 21 complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission for failing to fund and operate a television audio service. The complaints, lodged yesterday, accuse the ABC and government of neglecting obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.