On 31 August the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner received a list of recommendations from the independent review into the death of Ms Ann Marie Smith.
The review was not about who was responsible for her death. That’s now a police matter. The review looked instead at whether the regulation of Ms Smith’s service provider was adequate. The review also looked at the systems and processes of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission – and whether they could have, or should have, done more.
Social connectedness and the ability to speak up for oneself is the most important safeguard against abuse and neglect. It is tragic that it has taken with the death of Ann-Marie Smith to make this abundantly clear.
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- Ableism and disability models, Safeguards and workforce quality
- Author:
- Dr George Taleporos
- Source:
- Every Australian Counts
- Date published:
- Thu 5th Nov, 2020