Matthew RimmerSep 29, 2023
The disability royal commission is over and the recommendations are in. Here are the main takeaways https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-29/disability-royal-commission-recommendations-findings-explained/102911410 via @ABCaustralia #disabilityrc #auslaw #auspol
The disability royal commission is over and the recommendations are in. Here are the main takeaways

After four-and-a-half years of horrific evidence, Australia's biggest-ever investigation into the treatment of people with disability has dropped its final report. Here are the main takeaways.

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Disability royal commission hands down final report with 222 recommendations for change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-29/disability-royal-commission-final-report-recommendations/102913028 via @ABCaustralia #disabilityrc #auslaw #auspol
Disability royal commission hands down final report with 222 recommendations for change

After an inquiry lasting four-and-a-half years, the royal commission makes 222 recommendations for change.

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Disability advocates urge faster phase-out of segregated education following royal commission report https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/29/disability-royal-commission-final-report-findings #disabilityrc #auslaw #auspol
Disability advocates urge faster phase-out of segregated education following royal commission report

Many welcome some commissioners’ recommendations on inclusive education systems but say projected timeframe is too long

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The disability royal commission report is monumental. All Australians must confront its findings | Elly Desmarchelier https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/29/the-disability-royal-commission-report-is-monumental-all-australians-must-confront-its-findings #disabilityrc #auspol #auslaw
The disability royal commission report is monumental. All Australians must confront its findings

The report confirms that abuse and violence thrive where people with disabilities are isolated and segregated from the rest of the community

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Show threadMatthew RimmerSep 29, 2023
New Disability Rights Act needed to end abuse and exploitation, royal commission finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/29/disability-royal-commission-inquiry-final-report-handed-down-findings #disabilityrc #auslaw #auspol
New Disability Rights Act needed to end abuse and exploitation, royal commission finds

People with disability ‘continue to experience high rates of violence and abuse, multiple forms of neglect, and sexual and financial exploitation’, final report states

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