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Research: Causes and contributors to deaths of people with disability in Australia – NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission report Excerpt: The research In early 2019, to further inform our work in this area, we engaged Professor Julian Trollor, Chair, Intellectual Disability Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry at the University of…
DetailsWWILD is Recruiting a Trauma Counsellor and a Case Manager – Royal Commission project WWILD is pleased to announce we are seeking two new part-time staff for a temporary contract until June 30 2022. We are seeking an experienced Trauma Counsellor and a Case Manager to provide support to people with intellectual disabilities who have…
DetailsRough justice: How police are failing survivors of sexual assault by Inga Ting, Nathanael Scott and Alex Palmer Updated 29 Jan 2020, 11:11am Published 28 Jan 2020, 5:05am Excerpt More than 140,000 sexual assaults were reported to Australian police in the 10 years to 2017. Police rejected nearly 12,000 reports on the basis that they do not believe a sexual assault occurred. To see…
DetailsCOMMUNITY RADIO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOICE IN BRISBANE AND BEYOND By Kim Stewart, Paul O’Dea and Michael Cherry Published by Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID) in the IDA Magazine (Excerpt) Everybody has a right to participate in the democratic dialogue of our communities, to express their needs and shape cultural change. Participation in the…
DetailsMaking a Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability A submission is the way the royal commission can hear your story. People and organisations can share their story to the Royal Commission if they have had things happen to them in the past, like violence, neglect, abuse or…
DetailsYooralla under pressure at Disability Royal Commission – ABC’s PM radio program By Julia Holman on PM, Reported by Rachel Mealey Today the institution at the centre of sexual abuse allegations fronted the Disability Royal Commission. Yooralla is Victoria’s oldest and largest disability provider, receiving millions in state and federal funding. But in 2012…
DetailsDisability royal commission: Six key takeaways from the public hearing this week – ABC news By Nas Campanella and Zalika Rizmal he disability royal commission turned its attention to group homes in Victoria this week. It chose to look into the topic because the home should be a place where people feel safe and free to be…
DetailsDisability royal commission told how child was ‘dragged down stairs’ and ostracised by staff – ABC News By Sofie Wainwright 4/11/2019 The first public hearing of Australia’s disability royal commission has heard how a 13-year-old girl with Down syndrome was dragged down stairs, ostracised by staff and humiliated by her primary school teachers. Key points:…
DetailsAfter 12 months, NDIS commission still hasn’t answered family’s questions about son’s bruises ABC Coffs Coast By Melissa Martin In October 2018, the family of a severely disabled man became so concerned about bruises he was suffering while living in full-time care that they asked for them to be investigated. Key points: The NDIS Quality and…
Details‘You Deserve to Be Safe’ – A Simple English Booklet about Sexual Assault WWILD has has developed an easy read booklet to support Queenslanders to understand what is sexual violence, how it might make you feel, and what are your safety options, with support from the 2019 Queensland Government Sexual Violence Prevention Grants program. This…
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