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 […]
Technology facilitated coercive control – AIFS Practice guide now available
Technology facilitated coercive control – AIFS Practice guide This practice guide describes the research evidence on technology-facilitated coercive control (TFCC). It covers: what TFCC is strategies used by perpetrators the interaction between face-to-face and technology-facilitated strategies of coercive control client groups who may be at an elevated risk of TFCC victimisation the impacts of experiencing TFCC […]
Disability royal commission hears multiple government agencies failed to intervene in neglect of Brisbane teens with autism- ABC News
Disability royal commission hears multiple government agencies failed to intervene in neglect of Brisbane teens with autism ABC News By Alex Brewster, ABC Online. Posted Wednesday 10 May 2023 Multiple government agencies failed to intervene in the neglect of two teenagers with autism found locked in their bedroom, even after child safety officers saw […]
Women are three times more likely than men to report violence by their partner, as rates of sexual harassment fall – ABC News
By Maani Truu and Nicole Asher Posted Wed 15 Mar 2023 at 11:02am Women are three times more likely than men to report an incident of physical or sexual violence at the hands of a partner they’ve lived with, while one in five women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. More broadly, two in five […]
Queensland boy held in solitary confinement in breach of youth justice laws, court hears – ABC News
Queensland boy held in solitary confinement in breach of youth justice laws, court hears ABC News, By Talissa Siganto Posted Tue 28 Feb 2023 at 2:24pmTuesday 28 Feb 2023 at 2:24pm, updated Tue 28 Feb 2023 at 4:14pm The solitary confinement of a 13-year-old Queensland boy with a disability was “cruel”, had “no rehabilitative effect” and was […]
Women, disability advocates come together to relax and unwind – ABC News
VIDEO: Women, disability advocates come together to relax and unwind ABC Northern Tasmania / Bec Pridham, Posted Mon 27 Feb 2023 at 9:09amMonday 27 Feb 2023 at 9:09am, updated Mon 27 Feb 2023 at 4:43pm Two groups in Launceston have come together to organise a pampering day for women with intellectual disabilities to give many of them an […]
Disability services giant urged to compensate woman for sexual assault inside group home – ABC News
Disability services giant urged to compensate woman for sexual assault inside group home ABC News, By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds Posted 28.3.2023 The disability royal commission has told one of Australia’s largest disability service providers to consider paying financial compensation to a woman who was sexually assaulted by one of its support workers. […]
Parents of 11yo autistic boy grieve his ‘entirely preventable’ death in care of Civic Disability Services – ABC News
Parents of 11yo autistic boy grieve his ‘entirely preventable’ death in care of Civic Disability Services – ABC News 7.30/By national disability affairs reporter Elizabeth Wright and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds Posted 14/2/22 When her 11-year-old son Alex died almost five years ago, Sharon Braverman said she lost her life’s purpose. Key points: Alex Raichman died […]
Stealthing to be criminalised as rape and affirmative consent adopted in Queensland’s sexual violence law overhaul – ABC News
Stealthing to be criminalised as rape and affirmative consent adopted in Queensland’s sexual violence law overhaul By state political reporter Rachel Riga, Posted 23/11/2022 Queensland will adopt an affirmative consent model and criminalise “stealthing” as part of major changes to sexual violence laws. Key points: “Stealthing” or secretly removing a condom during sex will soon be […]
Grace Tame, Hannah Clarke’s family applaud Queensland bill to broaden domestic violence definition to include coercive control – ABC News
Grace Tame, Hannah Clarke’s family applaud Queensland bill to broaden domestic violence definition to include coercive control ABC News By state political reporter Rachel Riga Posted Friday 14 Oct 2022 at 5:41am, updated Fri 14 Oct 2022 at 3:07pm Significant changes to domestic violence laws in Queensland will be introduced into state parliament today to pave the way […]
