The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years – ABC News
The disability royal commission is about to report. Here’s a recap of the past four-and-a-half years ABC News By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Evan Young and Celina Edmonds Posted 27/9/23 After four-and-a-half years of work, the disability royal commission’s final report and recommendations look set to become public this week. Advocates say we can’t afford to take the […]
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy – ABC News
Video shows boy with autism unlawfully pinned to the ground facedown by adults in ‘abusive’ NDIS-funded therapy ABC News Four Corners / By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom; Posted 25/9/23, updated 26/9/23 Please note this article and accompanying videos are very distressing. Please do not read further if you have experienced any kind of abuse or violence, […]
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say – ABC News
People with disabilities are being ‘trafficked’ for their NDIS funding, insiders say ABC News Four Corners/ By Anne Connolly, Amy Donaldson and Jessica Longbottom Posted 24/9/23, updated 25/9/23 Nurse Linda Karafili remembers getting the call from her client. He was “absolutely desperate”. The man, who had a history of severe mental health issues, had been coerced to move […]
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing – ABC News
Without change, the trauma of the disability royal commission will have all been for nothing ABC News – By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella Posted 24/9/23 at 5:26am For four-and-a-half years, the disability community has bared its soul. The country has learned how we’ve been sexually abused, physically attacked in our homes or in public, had our children […]
Robert Tremble left a Queensland hospital with three unexplained spinal fractures, now a coroner is probing his death – ABC News
Robert Tremble left a Queensland hospital with three unexplained spinal fractures, now a coroner is probing his death ABC News Written By Jemima Burt; Posted 14.9.2023 When Robyn Tremble admitted her 48-year-old son with Down syndrome to a Queensland hospital for a routine epileptic episode in December 2020, she believed he was in the […]
Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News
Disability royal commission finds Queensland government ‘could and should’ have done more to prevent abuse of brothers with autism – ABC News By Janelle Miles and Kate McKenna Posted Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07amTuesday 5 Sep 2023 at 8:07am, updated Tue 5 Sep 2023 at 3:22pm. The Queensland Government should consider compensating two young men with autism found in […]
Now Available: Easy English client documents for all services in violence prevention and support sectors
WWILD has created Easy English client template documents for all services in violence prevention and support sectors Easy English resources like these, assist people with low literacy and intellectual disability to make informed decisions and provide informed consent in relation to accessing support services. These Easy English documents were developed by WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association […]
Now Available: Easy English Information About Domestic and Family Violence Orders
Easy English Information Sheets About Domestic and Family Violence Orders Are Now Available These Easy-English information sheets freely available for download on our website: What is a Domestic Violence Order Going to Court for a Domestic Violence Order – Aggrieved Going to Court for a Domestic Violence Order – Respondent Also Available: we […]
Easy English Information for Domestic and Family Violence Orders
Easy English Information for Domestic and Violence Orders These Easy-English information sheets freely available for download from our website: What is a Domestic Violence Order – Easy Read WWILD – 2024 Going to Court for a Domestic Violence Order – Aggrieved – Easy Read WWILD – 2024 Going to Court for a Domestic […]
People with disability face barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. New recommendations are only the start. – The Conversation
People with disability face barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. New recommendations are only the start. Authors: Elizabeth Kendall Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University – Kelsey Chapman, Research Fellow Dignity Project, Griffith University Co-author – Karin Swift and Published: June 2, 2023 The recently released findings of the senate inquiry into […]