As the first person with a disability to sit in the Upper House, Senator Steele-John said he often heard of horrific cases of abuse in the disability sector. “We speak every day with each other about people who have died because of the neglect they have been subjected to,” he said. “I’m talking about being locked in rooms, I’m talking about being kicked, I’m talking about being spat at and restrained.
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- Human Rights, violence, Abuse and Neglect
- Author:
- Alexandra Beech
- Source:
- ABC News
- Date published:
- Tue 18th Sep, 2018