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Disability Royal Commission calendar of events

The Disability Royal Commission has published a calendar for the first half of 2020. It includes community engagement activities, engagement with First Nations people, organisations and communities and Public Hearings. This calendar does not necessarily include all activities and engagements that the Royal Commission will undertake and is subject to change – check back over […]

Where do we stand as a nation on discrimination?

Steph Tisdell finds out where we stand as a nation on discrimination

Ireland: schools may be banned from asking about special needs during enrolment

Parents of children with special needs have held a protest to highlight the difficulty in getting primary school places for children with special needs. Schools should be prohibited from asking parents whether their child has special needs prior to enrolment, according to official advice to be given to the Minister for Education (in Ireland). The […]

National Disability Insurance Agency shares its data

DANA gives credit to the National Disability Insurance Agency for its willingness to be more transparent with the information it collects through the Scheme. In 2019 it released new data every quarter to give the wider disability sector, academic audiences and the general public access to more information about their specific areas of interest. The […]

Disability Royal Commission Legal Service

The Disability Royal Commission Legal Service is a free national legal service to give information and advice to people who want to tell their story to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The DRC Legal Service is to be independent of the Disability Royal Commission. The Legal Service […]

Royal Commission – experiences of students with disability

The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear about the experiences of students with disability. Students and families can make a submission. The Royal Commission wants to hear about: Experiences of violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of students with disability (including early childhood, schools and tertiary education) Suggestions to prevent violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of […]