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The Aged Care Royal Commission has made three recommendations regarding young people in aged care in its Final Report. [Source: iStock]

Aged Care Royal Commission calls for end to young people with disability entering aged care system

Tags Government Royal Commission Posted 1 week ago

No person under the age of 65 should be living in residential aged care from 1 January 2025, says the Royal Commission i… Read more

The next Disability RC will examine factors which can contribute to people with cognitive disability cycling in and out of the criminal justice system. [Source: Disability RC]

Disability RC to examine how people with disability fare in the criminal justice system

Tags Royal Commission Posted 1 month ago

Indefinite detention and the overrepresentation of people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system will … Read more

Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year from the Talking Disability team! [Source: iStock]

2020: Our Year in Review

Tags NDIS Accessibility Mental Health Government Royal Commission Posted 2 months ago

2020 has been a year of change and uncertainty across Australia and the globe, especially for the disability industry an… Read more

Rights and advocacy organisations are urging the Disability Royal Commission to recognise that segregation of people with disabilities is discrimination and a breach of human rights . [Source: iStock]

Joint paper calls for end to segregation of people with disability in Australia

Tags Accessibility Royal Commission Posted 2 months ago

Disability rights and advocacy organisations are calling upon the Disability Royal Commission to fully investigate the n… Read more

The Royal Commission expects to hear from people with disability about their experiences in seeking open employment at the next public hearing. [Source: iStock]

RC to examine pathways and barriers to employment for people with disability

Tags Employment Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago

Pathways and barriers to open employment for people with disability is the subject of the ninth public hearing of the Ro… Read more

RC report finds communication failed between decision-makers and people with disability, leaving them feeling “forgotten and ignored” during early stages of COVID-19. Source [iStock]

RC report finds “serious failures” to people with disability during early stages of COVID-19

Tags NDIS Accessibility Mental Health Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago

The Australian Government was responsible for “serious failures” to people with disability during the early stages of th… Read more

Senior Counsel Assisting Lincoln Crowley speaks at the Disability Royal Commission‘s eighth public hearing in Brisbane [Source: Disability RC]

First Nations people with disability raise injustice, discrimination at RC

Tags Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago

First Nations people with disability will tell the Disability Royal Commission this week about the structural violence t… Read more

The next RC hearing will specifically look at experiences of First Nations people with disability. [Source: Disability RC]

First Nations people to tell their stories at next RC hearing

Tags Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago

First Nations people with disability and their families who have interacted with child protection systems will tell thei… Read more