Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability
The Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability provides a critically important opportunity to listen to and investigate the experiences of people with disability around Australia. This important process has the potential for great change as the Commission’s recommendations can act as a potent mechanism for change moving forward. The success of this will largely depend on people with disability and their families voicing the many injustices that have and continue to occur. Or you may know something that works well that the Royal Commission should recommend be used right across the country.
Family Advocacy has been funded specifically to support people with disability and families with their engagement with the Royal Commission across NSW and can answer any questions you may have regarding the process.
If you would like to bring your voice to the work of the commission and require support and guidance with this then please contact one of our Advocacy Engagement Officers: Troy Hester or Louise Kuchel.
#EndSegregation Campaign
More than 50 disability rights and advocacy organisations are participating in a campaign asking the Disability Royal Commission to support an end to the segregation of people with disability in Australian schools, workplaces and housing. You can help by:
- Endorsing the position paper: https://dpoa.org.au/endsegregation/
- Sharing on social media using the hashtag #EndSegregation (on Twitter you can also tag @DRC_AU to make sure the Royal Commission sees your tweet).
- Telling your experiences of segregation directly to the Disability Royal Commission by making a submission. More information on how to do that can be found here: https://dpoa.org.au/telltherc/
Resources
We are developing a number of resources to assist you in engaging with the Disability Royal Commission. If you have further questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact us.
FAQ on sharing with the Disability Royal Commission
Update: The Disability Royal Commission is finishing soon - now is the time to share your story
Employment and the Disability Royal Commission
Template for preparing a submission (Formatted PDF)
Template for preparing a submission (Fillable word document)
Talking Disability Royal Commission Podcast
The Commission wants to hear the experiences of people with disability. Our Talking Disability Royal Commission podcast series talks not only about why it’s worth engaging but also how to do it. Episodes are only 10-15 minutes long to keep information short, concise and easy to understand.
Useful links
Disability Royal Commission website
Disability Royal Commission Covid-19 Statement of Concern
Family Advocacy Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission - visit our submissions page to download the submissions we made to the Disability Royal Commission
Disability Royal Commission - Progress report July - December 2021
Disability Royal Commission - Progress report January - July 2021
Disability Royal Commission - Progress Report July - December 2020
Meet Troy Hester
In this video, Troy talks about the Royal Commission and why it is a unique opportunity for us to work towards a just and inclusive society that recognises that people with disability should have the same opportunity for all the good things that other Australians enjoy.
Disability Royal Commission Webinars