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COAG Disability Reform Council Communique 9 October 2019

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 […]

‘Can’t do without it’: end of phone captioning service

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 […]

Indigenous communities: hidden stories of abuse

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 […]

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, neglect and Exploitation of people with Disability

The first official Sitting of the Disability Royal Commission opened on Monday 16 September 2019. Commission chair Ronald Sackville said how the Royal Commission will strongly reference the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. He acknowledged the hard work of advocates who had campaigned for years to make this royal Commission […]

Follow the Royal Commission as it unfolds

ABC Television has created a webpage where it will file all its news stories on this Royal Commission – https://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/disability-royal-commission/

Royal Commission into People with Disability is now accepting submissions

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is now accepting submissions. Submissions can be made using the form available on the Royal Commission Submissions page. An Easy Read version of the form is also available. If you need assistance in making a submission you can contact them using the […]