The federal government has only fully accepted 13 recommendations of 172 for which it has primary or shared responsibility with the states.
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By exploiting their victim’s disability, perpetrators increase their power and coercive control, thereby intensifying the abuse.
When we value and respect people with disability, they are less likely to be subjected to harm.
A quarter of prisoners report a cognitive, intellectual or developmental disability. But the true figure could be even higher.
The royal commission will give people with disabilities an opportunity to share their experiences. But it needs to ensure they’re supported and have the same access to services as others do.
As of late Wednesday, Queensland, Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Tasmania had agreed to the inquiry; Western Australia and the two territories are expected to do so soon.
People with disability face a number of barriers to justice, not least that crimes against them are often seen as less serious. This needs to stop.
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Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, University of Waikato
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Criminology and Senior Policy Officer (Office for the Commissioner for Victims of Crime), Victoria University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University