SHUT OUT: The Experience of People with Disabilities and their Families in Australia

Many of the large institutions that housed generations of people with disabilities—out of sight and out of mind—are now closed. Australians with disabilities are now largely free to live in the community. Once shut in, many people with disabilities now find themselves shut out.
 

The institutions that once housed them may be closed, but the inequity remains. Where once they were physically segregated, many Australians with disabilities now find themselves socially, culturally and politically isolated. They are ignored, invisible and silent. They struggle to be noticed, they struggle to be seen, they struggle to have their voices heard.

This report attempts to break down the walls of silence and finally lets people with disabilities have their story told.

This report is available for download in PDF, RTF, Audio and HTML formats.

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Topics:
Housing, Inclusion and access

Author:
National People with Disabilities and Carer Council

Source:
Commonwealth of Australia

Date published:
Tue 1st May, 2012