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<b>On Behalf Of </b>People with Disability Australia (PWDA)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 9 June 2017 8:17 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Setareki Macanawai <CEO@pacificdisability.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> MEDIA RELEASE: 163 Civil Society Organisations call on Prime Minister to announce a Royal Commission into Disability Violence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) along with 163 civil society organisations, and 383 individuals wrote to Prime Minister Turnbull yesterday calling for a Royal Commission into
violence and abuse against people with disability, as was recommended by the Senate Inquiry two years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A diverse group of organisations from across Australia signed the statement, including peak bodies, disability and human rights groups, and advocacy and violence prevention organisations. Collectively,
the signatories have substantial and direct knowledge of the violence and abuse experienced by people with disability in Australia. The issue is systemic. The evidence is extensive and compelling. The violence can no longer be ignored. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ms Carolyn Frohmader, Executive Director, Women With Disabilities Australia said: “Only a Royal Commission has the weight, investigative powers, time and resources to expose the violence that is experienced
by people with disability in such a broad range of settings and so frequently.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“People with disability are routinely denied access to civil and criminal justice because of law, policy, and practice barriers. A Royal Commission would give space and recognition to people with disability
to tell their story, and enable accountability and justice,” said Ms Frohmader.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://t.ymlp198.com/bbhewavaebeqsafaqbeazauebb/click.php&c=E,1,4uucjmDjeMqtTK2ydG59u1f5CO78llmbuRZqKnDhLx8Y8AisfILsmKuO7-mFH_My2GvdbE52H93PCEIzKKNbT5heHLNGjnBHQUH2-8zeydpQhhdonBdc&typo=1">2015
Senate Committee Inquiry</a> into violence and abuse against people with disability in institutional and residential settings found that violence and abuse was prolific and hidden. The central recommendation of the committee was the establishment of a Royal
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“The Senate Inquiry showed that violence and abuse against people with disability is not limited to a few rogue individuals, is not confined to disability support settings, and is not limited by State
or Territory borders. The recent Four Corners and Lateline programs again exposed the extent of this appalling violence against people with disability,” said Ms Frohmader.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mr Matthew Bowden, Co-Chief Executive Officer of People with Disability Australia said: “A Royal Commission has a critical role to play as Australia undertakes national changes to disability supports
and services. It would address the scale of violence and abuse against people with disability, its many forms, and the broad range of services and settings where it occurs. It would have the resources to examine the adequacy of existing systems, processes,
and accountability mechanisms which are currently failing to address the inexcusable rates of violence and abuse against people with disability.”<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“We commend the Government for its ongoing commitment to disability, through the National Disability Strategy and the NDIS. However we now call on the Australian Government to listen to the voices of
people with disability and their supporters and establish a Royal Commission to end this epidemic of violence,” said Mr Bowden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">people with disability experience far <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">higher rates of violence</span></strong> than the rest of the community;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">90% of women with intellectual disability have been <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sexually assaulted</span></strong> in their lives, and 60% before the age of 18;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">children with disability are three times <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">more likely to experience abuse</span></strong> than other children<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">in many cases, people with disability experience <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">violence in places where they are meant to be receiving support</span></strong>;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">people with disability <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">can’t always rely on the police</span></strong> for protection against violence;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">people with disability are often treated as <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">‘unreliable witnesses’</span></strong>, or are not even permitted by law to provide testimony at all.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">[Source: <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://t.ymlp198.com/bbheyaaaebeqsapaqbeapauebb/click.php&c=E,1,bx76d907y03q8ic9FTL-113oHNxcyaiphUw1XZWNFxY14oBbq5dHaEgAk8clo5fd23YwukkpHOjLHe6eiNPVVQUECB6x3thJLamVBOw1pIboPHh-wsHv&typo=1">DPO
Australia submission</a> to the 2015 Senate Inquiry into violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability.]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) is an alliance of four national Disabled People’s Organisations (organisations made up of and led by people with disability).</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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