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John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney

Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What's needed is action not another report

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The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability”.

Recent public hearings aired the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities and their engagement with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in remote communities.

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