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Adam Cooper
Sydney Morning Herald
Monday 18th June, 2018

An intellectually disabled man who spent 18 months in jail despite being found unfit to stand trial has been released from custody after 543 days.

Christiane Barro
New Daily
Tuesday 3rd April, 2018
Board member of Disability Advocacy Australia Julie Phillips said there needed to be a significant change in approach to dealing with people who suffer from a disability. “It’s outrageous that
Benedict Brook
news.com
Thursday 29th March, 2018

An ABC news presenter has come under fire following an interview labelled as “offensive” where he told a woman with a chronic skin condition that she looked like a “burns…

Bronwyn Hemsley
The Conversation
Friday 16th March, 2018
Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent people in history to use a high-tech communication aid known as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Today, many Australians who need AAC
Sam Drummond
SBS News
Wednesday 14th March, 2018

With only 53 per cent of people with a disability employed and only half likely to finish year 12, it’s time to take stock of our disability discrimination laws.

Australian Human Rights Commission
Media release
Wednesday 28th February, 2018
25 years ago today – 1 March - the Disability Discrimination Act came into effect. It was Australia’s first piece of legislation to protect the rights of people with disability.
Aisha Dow
The Age
Thursday 22nd February, 2018

A young disabled woman who was unable to speak was reportedly “half dragged and half carried” from a taxi in a “shocking” incident allegedly witnessed by community workers.

Kriti Sharma
Human Rights Watch
Tuesday 6th February, 2018
People with disabilities, particularly a cognitive or psychosocial disability, are overrepresented in the criminal justice system in Australia—comprising around 18 percent of the country’s population, but almost 50 percent of
Lynne S. Webber, Ben Richardson, Kathryn L. White, Padraig Fitzpatrick, Keith McVilly & Sheridan Forster
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, DOI: 10.3109/1366825
Wednesday 17th May, 2017
Mechanical restraint refers to the use of materials or devices to restrict the behaviours of a person with a disability, where the restraint is neither for therapeutic purposes or required
Brigid Glanville
ABC News
Tuesday 10th October, 2017

A mother whose autistic son was strapped to a restraining chair in class was asked if she would prefer a “more aesthetically pleasing chair” when she confronted the school about…

Simon Darcy and Tracy Taylor
The Conversation
Thursday 12th October, 2017

Only 53 per cent of Australians with disability are employed, compared to 83 per cent of all working-age people. Australia ranks 21st out of 29 OECD nations when it comes…

Terry Fletcher
Sydney Morning herald
Tuesday 3rd October, 2017
It was 1971 and Joan Hume was a carefree 23-year-old teacher of English and History at Lurnea High School. She finished supervising students swimming and accepted a lift with a