The 10 things you need to know about the disability royal commission

The 10 things you need to know about the disability royal commission

The commission’s final report contains 222 recommendations for governments,institutions and the community. Here’s what you need to know.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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The old institutions are gone,but the segregation debate has a long way to go
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The old institutions are gone,but the segregation debate has a long way to go

The lack of unity over how to end segregation – and even what it means – shows there is much work to be done over how to include people with disabilities.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Royal commission split on future of special schools,group homes and workshops for the disabled

Royal commission split on future of special schools,group homes and workshops for the disabled

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten flagged he would more immediately move to address criticisms of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s safety regulator.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Disability report can be a path to a better future

Disability report can be a path to a better future

The final report of the Royal Commission into Violence,Abuse,Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability can be a path to a better future for the 4.4 million Australians with a disability,but only if the will exists to transform Australia into a more inclusive society that supports their independence and right to live free from abuse.

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Lili thrived at special schools. The royal commission is split on a plan to phase them out

Lili thrived at special schools. The royal commission is split on a plan to phase them out

The disability royal commissioners – and the community at large – are divided over the future of special schools in Australia,which some see as segregation.

  • bySherryn Groch
Disability royal commission split over future of special schools

Disability royal commission split over future of special schools

The disability royal commission is divided over the future of special schools,with some commissioners to recommend they be phased out completely over the long term.

  • byJewel Topsfield
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The day I turned 14,two of my disabled sister’s friends were found dead

The day I turned 14,two of my disabled sister’s friends were found dead

It is impossible to explain the devastating impact of this horrific act of violence in our community. But this royal commission report will,we hope,be a game-changer.

  • bySatara Uthayakumaran
‘Just be kind’:The three-word message from one boy to the royal commission

‘Just be kind’:The three-word message from one boy to the royal commission

A 2020 video of Quaden Bayles weeping about school bullies touched hearts across the world. Now his experiences have informed the findings of Australia’s long-awaited royal commission into disability.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Confronting findings to expose Australia’s treatment of its most vulnerable

Confronting findings to expose Australia’s treatment of its most vulnerable

Horrific revelations of abuse and exploitation of the country’s most vulnerable people will be brought to the fore in an upcoming Royal Commission report.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Boys’ mistreatment prompts action on disability report

Boys’ mistreatment prompts action on disability report

In 2020 the boys were found virtually naked in a bedroom with the door handles removed,with their dead father in a nearby room.

  • byFraser Barton
Neglect of brothers ‘preventable’,govt may consider compensation

Neglect of brothers ‘preventable’,govt may consider compensation

The Disability Royal Commission found the state government could and should have done more to help Jonathon and Kaleb over two decades.

  • byMatt Dennien