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Ann Marie Smith’s carer wasn’t screened by Integrity Care

Rhett Burnie
ABC PM
Monday 25th May, 2020
More details have emerged from a number of investigations into the death of Adelaide woman, Ann Marie Smith, who police say died as a result of shocking neglect last month.
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Disability support toolkit for front line workers supporting people with disability who have been impacted by violence and abuse.

1800respect
Monday 18th May, 2020
The toolkit has resources for frontline workers and 1800RESPECT counsellors who now provide improved support to people with disability who are impacted by violence and abuse. The Toolkit is a
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Disability advocates, authorities demand answers on shocking death of disabled woman Ann-Marie Smith

Rhett Burnie
ABC PM
Monday 18th May, 2020
Disability advocates say the death of an Adelaide woman with cerebral palsy is proof the system is failing the most vulnerable. Ann Marie Smith was meant to receive around the
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Ann Marie Smith death prompts demand for answers from federal and state authorities

Camron Slessor
ABC Radio Adelaide
Tuesday 19th May, 2020
The Federal Government says it "wants answers" on the death of disability care recipient Ann Marie Smith in what police described as "degrading circumstances", as pressure mounts on federal and
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Adelaide woman’s ‘degrading’ death shows community’s ‘devaluation’ of people with disabilities

Eugene Boisvert
ABC News
Saturday 16th May, 2020
The case of an Adelaide woman who died after being left by carers in a cane chair 24-hours-a-day for a year shows the community still does not value people with
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Our Site: A website by and for women and girls (15+) with disability

Women With Disabilities Australia
Friday 6th March, 2020
This website was created as a platform by women and girls with disability, for women and girls with disability. 'Our Site' provides practical resources and information across five main areas
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Disability watchdog fields 1,500 serious incident reports against NDIS participants in six months

Stephanie Dalzell
ABC News
Wednesday 10th April, 2019
Senator Steele-John said the actual number of people with disabilities who were abused or neglected was much higher than the number of reports. "There are many people who, because of
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National Disability Strategy is ‘piecemeal’ rather than strategic

Diane Nazaroff
UNSW News Room
Wednesday 20th March, 2019

The National Disability Strategy (NDS) has important goals but it isn’t addressing the issue of violence and it is being overshadowed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a report…

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Royal commission into disability abuse was a decade in the making, but the time is ripe for change

Alison Branley
ABC News
Thursday 14th March, 2019

The royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with a disability marks the seventh such inquiry in six years. For Sandy Guy this announcement has been a…

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Scott Morrison poised to order royal commission into abuse of people with a disability

Amy Greenbank
ABC
Wednesday 27th February, 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has written to the states and territories asking for their support in establishing a joint inquiry into abuse in the disabled sector.

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Morrison government to announce royal commission into abuse of Australians with disability

Bevan Shields
Sydney Morning Herald
Tuesday 26th February, 2019

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will order a royal commission into horrific allegations of abuse against people with disability in what will be the sixth judicial probe in Australia in as…

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Disability Royal Commission must be far-reaching

The Canberra Times
Wednesday 20th February, 2019
Yes, as has often been the case, the Coalition government has had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the point where the proposal finally has bipartisan support. But, as
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