Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says the Disability Royal Commission is not ready to go. “Disabled people have fought for decades for this opportunity for justice. We cannot afford to put this at risk simply because the commission wishes to be seen to be doing something. Nobody wants to have the opportunity for disabled people to […]
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Vulnerable Victorians living in care are increasingly being abused, neglected and assaulted – with data showing a 23 per cent rise over the past two years. The damning results were revealed in an annual report for the state’s Office of the Public Advocate. In 2018-19, 510 abuse-related issues in mental health, residential and disability services […]
This letter to DANA’s chief executive announcing the appointment of a new NDIS chief executive.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (the Council) met in October for its second meeting for 2019. Some of the highlights of the meeting were: The Council agreed the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will introduce Justice Liaison Officers (JLOs) in each state and territory to work across their justice systems. The […]
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Paul Philippa started to go deaf ten years ago. The 86-year-old business consultant on the NSW Central Coast recently signed up to CapTel, a telephone service that provides live captioning on a special handset. “I can’t do without it,” Mr Philippa said. “Because with normal telephone conversations, I might only understand what someone is saying […]
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The Disability Royal Commission will bring forward the hidden stories of abuse in indigenous communities. “People are bringing up vulnerable experiences and what support is after that? They haven’t talked about, or funded appropriately, healing programs and support for before or after.” June Riemer from First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) said First Nations people […]
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