The Disability Royal Commission wants to know about the rights of people with disability. The Commission also wants to know about peoples attitudes about people with disability. The Royal Commission wants to know how to change bad attitudes. The Commission wants to find out: What people know about the rights of people with disability What […]
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has commenced its most recent hearings, turning attention to the experiences of young people with disability living in residential aged care facilities with commissioner Lynelle Briggs labelling the system of younger people with disabilities living in nursing homes a national embarrassment and disgrace. The commission has made it […]
The coalition government has backed a motion in the House of Representatives calling for the establishment of an inquiry into the abuse, neglect, and mistreatment of people with a disability. The vote came four days after the same motion passed the Senate without government support. Scott Morrison told parliament, “I take the issue of abuse […]
Calls for a royal commission into the disability sector have strengthened after a watchdog covering New South Wales and South Australia has revealed they received almost 200 reports of abuse or neglect against NDIS participants over three months in 2018, including 29 reports of sexual assault. The revelation follows a series of reports and inquiries […]