20 years jail for bashing ‘defenseless’ intellectually disabled, homeless man to death
A callous killer who laughed after mugging and beating an intellectually disabled, homeless man to death in an unprovoked attack has been jailed for 20 years.
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NDIS ‘a new risk’ for disabled kids
Children with disabilities could face new risks under the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), a national inquiry has been told. Gail Furness, SC, counsel assisting the royal commission into institutional responses to child sex abuse, said greater choice and control under the NDIS, which is being rolled out across the nation, means “the … Continued
Investigation into abuse of intellectually disabled child inadequate, mother tells inquiry
The mother of an intellectually disabled girl tells an inquiry she is angry the people who abused her daughter were not adequately investigated. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is examining several cases at two New South Wales institutions – the Mater Dei School in Camden and The Disability Trust and … Continued
Family violence survivor and White Ribbon advocate wants more help for special-needs victims
Family violence survivor Emma Gierschick has called for more help for women who have special needs children and are fleeing abusers.
People with Acquired Brain Injury and the Victorian Justice System: Rights and Resources
This guide is designed to help understand the ‘hidden disability’, ABI, and the justice system. It describes ABI, then steps the reader through areas of the justice system such as interactions with police, working with legal representatives, understanding courts and court processes, prison, and community reintegration. Whatever point a person might be at within the … Continued
Coroner recommends new safety measures after Katrina ‘Katie’ West chokes on dinner at Scope supported accommodation in Lilydale
A CORONER has recommended new safety measures after an intellectually disabled woman choked on her dinner at a Lilydale supported accommodation facility.
Domestic violence victims with intellectual disability often turned away or not investigated
Closing date: May 26, 2016
An interview with Nance Haxton exploring the issues around domestic violence victims with an intellectual disability.
We must do more to help people with intellectual impairments stay out of prison
People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are over-represented in the prison system.People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are at high risk of re-entering the justice system without receiving the crucial support they need, including assistance to reduce offending.
Intellectually disabled deaf man found unfit to stand trial on murder charge
One of three deaf people accused of murdering a deaf man, who fell from an apartment balcony in Melbourne’s outer east, has been found unfit to stand trial due to an intellectual disability.
Australia’s most shocking statistic: Sexual abuse and domestic violence against women with disabilities
Jane has an intellectual disability, and over her lifetime she’s suffered unrelenting sexual and physical abuse by six different male perpetrators. She is far from alone. On the contrary, 90 per cent of intellectually disabled women in Australia have been sexually abused. Read that again. Ninety per cent.
Suspected child abusers have walked free because victims disabled, Victoria Police chief says
Suspected child molesters have walked free because their disabled victims lack the capacity to be cross-examined in court, a senior police officer has told an inquiry.
People with disabilities beaten, sexually assaulted and sedated under ‘epidemic proportions’ of violence and abuse
Violence, abuse, and neglect of Australia’s disabled people is at an epidemic level, national rights and advocacy organisation People with Disability Australia has said in a detailed submission to the New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into elder abuse.
Royal Commission hears children with a disability disadvantaged by criminal justice system
The child sexual abuse Royal Commission has heard that the demands of a criminal case mean many children with a disability never see their abuser convicted. The commission is examining the barriers that children face in reporting their abuse and giving evidence and possible reforms to improve the chances of a successful prosecution.
Right Now Radio – March 2016 edition
Two special guests, Jess Richter, from the RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice and Christina Ryan, CEO of Advocacy for Inclusion, talk about their advocacy projects which are about seeking justice and inclusion for those with a disability and discuss why there is an over-incarceration of those with an ABI.
Done by Law
Done by Law is grassroots radio for social justice on community radio station 3CR, Tuesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm. The Federation of Community Legal Centres presents current legal issues, giving a unique and irreverent take on current legal news and making sense of proposed legal changes.