Royal disability commission: hearing the Hunter stories that must be told

The first sitting of the Disability Royal Commission, established in April, 2019 in response to community concern about widespread reports of violence, exploitation, neglect and abuse of people with disability.

POWERFUL stories of disempowerment; that's what the head of the Disability Royal Commission wants you to hear.

As the commission prepares for its 25th hearing starting July 11, Commission Chair Robert Sackville AO says that among the thousands, often harrowing, accounts shared with the commission, it's people's stories that stand out.