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Qantas will have to end era of neglect of passengers with a disability

For decades Australians with disabilities have endured poor treatment from airlines like Qantas. Will new regulations change that?

Are Australian airports leaving passengers with accessibility needs behind?

Are Australian airports leaving passengers with accessibility needs behind?

The disability royal commission suggests people with disabilities still face humiliating and dehumanising problems when flying.

To stop the abuse of disabled people, we know what needs to change

To stop the abuse of disabled people, we know what needs to change

The disability royal commission findings show we’re faced with the same things we’ve always known about the treatment of disabled people.

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New Disability Rights Act needed to end abuse and exploitation, royal commission finds

People with disability ‘continue to experience high rates of violence and abuse, multiple forms of neglect, and sexual and financial exploitation’, final report states

The Guardian - AU

Nobbling royal commissions: a Scott Morrison how-to guide

The former prime minister kept calling royal commissions, and kept working out ways to undermine ones he thought might be embarrassing.

Disability royal commission questions lack of accountability from leaders of service providers after abuse uncovered

A disability royal commissioner says he has been struck by the fact that "nobody seems to have been held accountable" at a disability service provider in the two years since abuse was uncovered.

Australia’s airlines and airports urged to improve treatment of travellers with disabilities

Disability royal commissioner writes to company bosses after hearing of people dropped on the floor and discrimination against assistance dogs

The Guardian - AU

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Disability royal commission hears of abuse, neglect and fraud in supported residential system

Disability royal commission hears of abuse, neglect and fraud in supported residential system

Victorian facility did not breach legislation for failing to afford woman dignity by declaring she was no longer technically a resident because she had died

The Guardian - AU

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

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

Royal Disability Commission Chair Ronald Sackville AO on the importance of hearing from people with disability

Newcastle Herald

Disabled abuse victims may get compo

Disabled abuse victims may get compo

A disability services provider will consider the issue of redress, including financial compensation, for clients who were abused at one of its Sydney programs.

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