Incidents of sexual assault reported by NDIS participants in NSW and SA – Talking Disability
Incidents of sexual assault reported by NDIS participants in NSW and SA – Written by Talking Disability A number of sexual assault reports have been made by National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in two states over a three month period. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission which has been overseeing the NDIS service provision […]
Sunny – A new app made by and for women with disability affected by violence
Sunny – A new app made by and for women with disability affected by violence Sunny is a new app developed by 1800RESPECT, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and an Expert Advisory Group of women with disability. Sunny helps women with disability learn about violence, learn about rights, and contact 1800RESPECT for support. The app […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises to victims of child sexual abuse – ABC news
Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises to victims of child sexual abuse By political reporter Matthew Doran RELATED STORY: Scott Morrison apologises to victims of institutional child sex abuse RELATED STORY: What child sexual abuse survivors want to see happen after the apology Hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse gathered at Parliament House for an apology from […]
Hotline data released – hundreds report abuse of people with disability in government-funded services – Front Page Report
Hotline data released – hundreds report abuse of people with disability in government-funded services Michael Smith – Front Page Report – August 13th, 2018 The Australian Government has released the National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline data. There were 472 reported cases of abuse and neglect of people with disability in government-funded services between July 2016 […]
Rape reports rising sharply in Queensland as clearance rate falls, prompting inquiry call – ABC News Online
Rape reports rising sharply in Queensland as clearance rate falls, prompting inquiry call By Matt Wordsworth, ABC News Online PHOTO: Leona Berrie from the Sexual Assault Network said Queensland had no coherent policy on sexual violence. (ABC News: Gordon Fuad) Reports of rape in Queensland have been rising sharply for the past six years, faster than the state’s […]
Royal Commission Urgently Needed to Shine Light on Violence Against People with Disability – WWDA
Royal Commission Urgently Needed to Shine Light on Violence Against People with Disability Women with Disabilities Australia MEDIA RELEASE People with disability and our representative organisations are urging the Federal Government to call a Royal Commission into violence and abuse against people with disability across Australia. “We’re seeing how powerful a Royal Commission is […]
Landmark report reveals a woman dies every week due to Australia’s domestic violence crisis
Landmark report reveals a woman dies every week due to Australia’s domestic violence crisis The extent of Australia’s family, domestic and sexual violence crisis has been revealed in a landmark report that details the death toll and increasing generational impacts of the issue. So far today police in Australia would have dealt with on average 470 domestic […]
Women, disability and domestic violence
Women, Disability and Domestic Violence At a time when the world is coming to grips with the #metoo movement and re-evaluating responses to sexual violence and harassment, women with a disability are among the most vulnerable. The statistics are shocking: women with a disability are 40 per cent more likely to experience domestic violence than […]
The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About – Article published by National Public Radio in United States
The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About January 8, 2018 5:00 AM ET Heard on All Things Considered Written by JOSEPH SHAPIRO Editor’s note: This report includes graphic and disturbing descriptions of assault. Pauline wants to tell her story — about that night in the basement, about the boys and about the abuse she wanted to stop….. To […]
My Rights Qld – New website available for people with disabilities
My Rights Qld This guide gives you information about your rights as a person with disability in Queensland Australia. Use the icons below or the menu items in the top banner to find help for a wide range of issues. My Rights Qld was created by ADA Australia to support people living with disability. […]
