Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report

My research and that of others shows the challenges faced by this group were always characterised as a “specialised field”. This means governments were aware of the issues but still failed to properly engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in remote regions.

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Topics:
Ableism and disability models, Policy reform

Author:
John Gilroy

Source:
The Conversation

Date published:
Tue 9th Aug, 2022