The disability royal commission report is monumental. All Australians must confront its findings

‘The disability royal commission gives a pathway to break down systems that harm people with disability,’ writes Elly Desmarchelier. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Today the 4.4 million members of the disability community woke holding our breath.

After four and a half years of the disability royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability, the final report was tabled in parliament and released to the public.