The government acknowledges the current market-based model isn’t working. So what changes are ahead for disability accommodation?
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The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
People with disabilities have a right to choose where and who they live with. Too many are currently in vulnerable arrangements.
We interviewed people living with disability before and after they moved into purpose-built housing that fosters independence. The change for them was profound and cost-saving.
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney