“Activism leads to a Disability Royal Commission”
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- Title
- “Activism leads to a Disability Royal Commission”
- Description
- Decades of activism led to a 2019 Senate motion calling for a Disability Royal Commission. The first public hearing of the Royal Commission took place on 16th September, 2019 at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Commission resulted in a report in 12 volumes. Several volumes include Volume 3: Nature and extent of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation, Volume 6: Enabling autonomy and access, Volume 7: Inclusive education, employment and housing, Volume 9: First Nations people with disability, and Volume 10: Disability services. Overall, the Commission presented “222 recommendations on how to improve laws, policies, structures and practices to ensure a more inclusive and just society that supports the independence of people with disability and their right to live free from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.” In 2023, the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was published with 220 recommendations for a more inclusive nation to reduce exploitation, violence, abuse and neglect of people with disabilities.
- Identifier
- AC00122
- Publisher
- Disability Arts History Australia
- datePublished
- 2010s, 2020s
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- Action
- Type
- Create Action
- Format
- Text
- inLanguage
- English
- keywords
- Disability and Social Policy
- Equity and non-discrimination
- Participation in political and public life
- Advocacy and awareness raising
- copyrightNotice
- © Disability Arts History Australia, Contributed by Annie Rolfe
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- Action
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