This week the disability royal commission heard tales of abuse and neglect from people with disabilities in youth detention and adult prisons. One woman described being constantly dropped while being moved in and out of her wheelchair and said she was denied physiotherapy to slow the progression of muscular dystrophy. An Indigenous man said he was denied his antidepressants and asthma puffer. A hearing-impaired man said he didn’t have an Auslan interpreter for weeks.
Read full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Disability Royal Commission, Justice
- Author:
- Amber Schultz
- Source:
- Crikey
- Date published:
- Fri 23rd Sep, 2022