Majority of Commissioners, but not the Chair, recommend end to sheltered workshops and group homes #DisabilityRC
September 29, 2023 at 12:41 AM
Majority of Commissioners, but not the Chair, recommend end to sheltered workshops and group homes #DisabilityRC
So how many recommendations from the #DisabilityRC should have been taken on and maybe could have saved two pairs of autistic kids from being murdered by their parents?
Guy who has called two royal commissions and is required to lead the response:
May 20, 2026 at 3:04 AM
So how many recommendations from the #DisabilityRC should have been taken on and maybe could have saved two pairs of autistic kids from being murdered by their parents?
I have the hard copy of the #DisabilityRC that was published 2023. So little has been done from it :/
January 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
I have the hard copy of the #DisabilityRC that was published 2023. So little has been done from it :/
A reminder that the government hasn't made any moves on legislating an end to sub-minimum wages for disabled people, as recommended by the #DisabilityRC, so while some disability-specific employers are transitioning to real min wages, they don't have support or compulsion to do so
July 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A reminder that the government hasn't made any moves on legislating an end to sub-minimum wages for disabled people, as recommended by the #DisabilityRC, so while some disability-specific employers are transitioning to real min wages, they don't have support or compulsion to do so
Auslan and Easy Read and accessible doc versions of the final #DisabilityRC report are here. (Click into each volume)
disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications...
disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications...
disability.royalcommission.gov.au
September 29, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Auslan and Easy Read and accessible doc versions of the final #DisabilityRC report are here. (Click into each volume)
disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications...
disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications...
Starting a #DisabilityRC thread as I read through the Royal Commission findings and coverage
September 30, 2023 at 6:58 AM
Starting a #DisabilityRC thread as I read through the Royal Commission findings and coverage
The #DisabilityRC evidence from disabled people showed that special schools may be seen as a "choice" for parents, but they lead to segregated lives - schooling, housing, employment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Jasmin says she felt pressured to enrol her son at a special school
The Queensland government has announced the state's largest-ever investment in special schools, with a "clear demand for the schools".
www.abc.net.au
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The #DisabilityRC evidence from disabled people showed that special schools may be seen as a "choice" for parents, but they lead to segregated lives - schooling, housing, employment
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
A reminder that the #DisabilityRC recommended the elimination of the subminimum wage
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
The system allowing people with disability to be paid $6 an hour
A year on from the disability royal commission's final report, ABC NEWS takes a closer look at one of the biggest and most contentious proposals for change — phasing out segregated employment.
www.abc.net.au
April 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A reminder that the #DisabilityRC recommended the elimination of the subminimum wage
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
State and Federal governments needs to ensure that Disabled people can be supported to work where they want AT FULL PAY - as recommended by the #DisabilityRC - but of course RC recommendations mean nothing to them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Calls for road map for disability employment providers to meet growing push to transform
Some in the disability employment sector say they are operating in an increasingly complex and changing environment, and that there is a need for a clear way forward for organisations supporting peopl...
www.abc.net.au
November 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
State and Federal governments needs to ensure that Disabled people can be supported to work where they want AT FULL PAY - as recommended by the #DisabilityRC - but of course RC recommendations mean nothing to them
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Hey frens. my newest campaign is with @ourfairgo - they aim to ensure ALL ppl get at least minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum wage for disable people.
please follow them and amplify out message - the #DisabilityRC recommended eliminating the subminimum wage
please follow them and amplify out message - the #DisabilityRC recommended eliminating the subminimum wage
April 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Hey frens. my newest campaign is with @ourfairgo - they aim to ensure ALL ppl get at least minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum wage for disable people.
please follow them and amplify out message - the #DisabilityRC recommended eliminating the subminimum wage
please follow them and amplify out message - the #DisabilityRC recommended eliminating the subminimum wage
A new post on the upcoming #DisabilityRC report
I have also moved from Patreon to a new Ghost set up - sign up for both free and paid content, including Royal Commission analysis.
www.bluntshovels.au/being-heard/
I have also moved from Patreon to a new Ghost set up - sign up for both free and paid content, including Royal Commission analysis.
www.bluntshovels.au/being-heard/
Being heard
The end and the beginning of the Royal Commission
Sitting on the train as it wound through the still charred forest from the 2019 fires, on the way home from the final Disability Royal Commission hea...
www.bluntshovels.au
September 25, 2023 at 4:41 AM
A new post on the upcoming #DisabilityRC report
I have also moved from Patreon to a new Ghost set up - sign up for both free and paid content, including Royal Commission analysis.
www.bluntshovels.au/being-heard/
I have also moved from Patreon to a new Ghost set up - sign up for both free and paid content, including Royal Commission analysis.
www.bluntshovels.au/being-heard/
"There should be laws that stop this abuse happening, except where the law says disabled people can be abused. And under this existing regulatory framework abuse of disabled people is getting more frequent and happening more often." #DisabilityRC
New from @bluntshovels.bsky.social
New from @bluntshovels.bsky.social
And so it goes on
This week’s look at the Disability Royal Commission is diving into one of the key areas that disabled people had been looking for - action to end some of the legal violence against us, often called ...
www.bluntshovels.au
October 23, 2023 at 9:33 PM
"There should be laws that stop this abuse happening, except where the law says disabled people can be abused. And under this existing regulatory framework abuse of disabled people is getting more frequent and happening more often." #DisabilityRC
New from @bluntshovels.bsky.social
New from @bluntshovels.bsky.social
[CN death, neglect] Another great piece from the ABC disability team about the #DisabilityRC
'It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the disability royal commission leads to change'
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
'It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the disability royal commission leads to change'
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
Nella's daughter died in disability care. She wants to make sure no-one else goes through the same ...
Some of the disability royal commission's most compelling evidence has come from mothers who lost their children. On the eve of the final report, two mums share their stories and hopes for the future.
www.abc.net.au
September 27, 2023 at 9:06 PM
[CN death, neglect] Another great piece from the ABC disability team about the #DisabilityRC
'It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the disability royal commission leads to change'
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
'It can't bring their kids back, but these mums hope the disability royal commission leads to change'
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
[CN neglect, abuse] Findings from the last #DisabilityRC hearing into the horrific neglect of two disabled people by the Queensland Government (and everyone)
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
Queensland government should apologise to teens with autism found living in filth, royal commission ...
Brothers Kaleb and Jonathan*, then 19 and 17, were found in May 2020 after their father was discovered dead from a terminal illness at their home in Brisbane's northern suburbs.
www.abc.net.au
September 4, 2023 at 10:27 PM
[CN neglect, abuse] Findings from the last #DisabilityRC hearing into the horrific neglect of two disabled people by the Queensland Government (and everyone)
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...
Morning TGIF hey?
#DisabilityRC report drops today, take care of yourselves and your disabled mates today and in the coming weeks when we plead for commitment to change.
Off to hospital to get my meds, no group since I'm sick 😷 ears uber clogged.
BuyMeACoffee.com/phonakins ☕
#DisabilityRC report drops today, take care of yourselves and your disabled mates today and in the coming weeks when we plead for commitment to change.
Off to hospital to get my meds, no group since I'm sick 😷 ears uber clogged.
BuyMeACoffee.com/phonakins ☕
September 28, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Morning TGIF hey?
#DisabilityRC report drops today, take care of yourselves and your disabled mates today and in the coming weeks when we plead for commitment to change.
Off to hospital to get my meds, no group since I'm sick 😷 ears uber clogged.
BuyMeACoffee.com/phonakins ☕
#DisabilityRC report drops today, take care of yourselves and your disabled mates today and in the coming weeks when we plead for commitment to change.
Off to hospital to get my meds, no group since I'm sick 😷 ears uber clogged.
BuyMeACoffee.com/phonakins ☕
The final report for the #DisabilityRC just dropped. We are absolutely not doing this without coffee.
September 29, 2023 at 12:54 AM
The final report for the #DisabilityRC just dropped. We are absolutely not doing this without coffee.
Powerful reflections from @carlyfindlay.bsky.social about the #DisabilityRC
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
Some thoughts on the eve of the Disability Royal Commission findings being made public
Content warning: abuse, violence, neglect, murder of disabled people Today the findings were handed down from the Disability Royal Commission to the Governor General, and tomorrow they will be made…
carlyfindlay.com.au
September 28, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Powerful reflections from @carlyfindlay.bsky.social about the #DisabilityRC
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
♿️#DisabilityRC -“But after 4½ years of hearings, the six commissioners have split over the key question of segregation and whether special schools, group homes and disability enterprises – formerly known as sheltered workshops – should be permanently phased out.” www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Disability royal commission calls for legal overhaul, but split over segregation
The six commissioners have split over the key question of segregation and whether special schools, group homes and disability enterprises should be permanently phased out.
www.theage.com.au
September 29, 2023 at 2:10 AM
♿️#DisabilityRC -“But after 4½ years of hearings, the six commissioners have split over the key question of segregation and whether special schools, group homes and disability enterprises – formerly known as sheltered workshops – should be permanently phased out.” www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
From #DisabilityRC research: “The evidence also unambiguously shows that First Nations people with disability experience intensified negative consequences of these failures of policing”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Police enabling violence and exploitation against people with disability, report finds
‘Inadequate’ police response fails to protect people with a disability, whether they were victims, witnesses or alleged offenders, royal commission says
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM
From #DisabilityRC research: “The evidence also unambiguously shows that First Nations people with disability experience intensified negative consequences of these failures of policing”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Ms Miller said Bedford had created three social enterprises to transition people into open employment, rather than supported employment, following recommendations made by the #DisabilityRC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Workers and families 'shocked' by risk of Bedford collapsing
Families are holding out hope that disability employment provider Bedford Group can be saved in order to protect the jobs and livelihoods of more than 1,000 South Australian workers who rely on its se...
www.abc.net.au
July 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ms Miller said Bedford had created three social enterprises to transition people into open employment, rather than supported employment, following recommendations made by the #DisabilityRC
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
You can now find all of the Disability Royal Commission Easy Read reports in one handy location on our website. There are 12 different volumes plus an Executive Summary. Please share! #EasyRead #DisabilityRC #AccessibilityMatters www.inclusionaustralia.org.au/resource/dis...
October 7, 2023 at 1:10 AM
You can now find all of the Disability Royal Commission Easy Read reports in one handy location on our website. There are 12 different volumes plus an Executive Summary. Please share! #EasyRead #DisabilityRC #AccessibilityMatters www.inclusionaustralia.org.au/resource/dis...
"The bulk of the Disability Royal Commission reporting was done by actually disabled people"
Here is @carlyfindlay.bsky.social's excellent blog post, 'Some thoughts on the eve of the DRC findings being made public':
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
#DisabilityRC
Here is @carlyfindlay.bsky.social's excellent blog post, 'Some thoughts on the eve of the DRC findings being made public':
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
#DisabilityRC
Some thoughts on the eve of the Disability Royal Commission findings being made public
Content warning: abuse, violence, neglect, murder of disabled people Today the findings were handed down from the Disability Royal Commission to the Governor General, and tomorrow they will be made…
carlyfindlay.com.au
September 30, 2023 at 7:03 AM
"The bulk of the Disability Royal Commission reporting was done by actually disabled people"
Here is @carlyfindlay.bsky.social's excellent blog post, 'Some thoughts on the eve of the DRC findings being made public':
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
#DisabilityRC
Here is @carlyfindlay.bsky.social's excellent blog post, 'Some thoughts on the eve of the DRC findings being made public':
carlyfindlay.com.au/2023/09/28/s...
#DisabilityRC