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ADAI Disability Royal Commission Advocacy

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8340 4450

Address: 149 Currie St 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://advocacyfordisability.org.au

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25.01.2022 REMEMBRANCE DAY - Lest We Forget - 11 November At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns on the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous w...arfare. #remembranceday in Australia is dedicated to Australians who died as a result of war, particularly from World War I onwards. A minute of silence is dedicated to the deceased, especially for soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. https://www.awm.gov.au/commemora/remembrance-day/traditions

23.01.2022 Queensland band The KingStones have released a song to tell the Royal Commission about their experiences as young people with disability. Here's the link to the YouTube clip. Have a listen. https://youtu.be/W1C7KOMFbLU

22.01.2022 Want to report abuse? South Australia's Adult Safeguarding Unit is now able to respond to reports of abuse of adults living with a disability who are at risk of abuse. If you suspect you or someone you know is at risk of or is being abused, you can seek advice or make a report to the Adult Safeguarding Unit by calling the South Australian Abuse Prevention Phone Line on 1800 372 310, Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. For further information, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/adultsafeguardingunit

22.01.2022 WE'RE HEADING TO KANGAROO ISLAND Our Disability Royal Commission team is going to Kangaroo Island at the beginning of November. If you live on the the island or know of anyone who would like information about the Royal Commission or help to make a submission please contact us on 8340 4450 or 1800 856 464. A counsellor from Relationships Australia will be going with us to provide counselling and support services and one of our general advocates will be there to offer people advocacy support for other issues. Image: Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island

21.01.2022 PUBLIC HEARING TO EXAMINE THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION The Royal Commission’s next hearing will start on 22 September 2020 in Sydney. It will examine the use of psychotropic medication to manage the behaviour of people with disability. Psychotropic medication refers to any drug that can affect the mind, emotions or behaviour. It can include anti-psychotics, anti-depressants and mood stabilisers. ‘Behaviours of concern’ are behaviours that put a person with disability an...d/or others at risk of harm. The hearing will look at how psychotropic medication is prescribed and used, as well as how it effects the health and wellbeing of people with disability. The hearing will not be open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, it will be live-streamed on the Royal Commission website at https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/ from 10am (AEST). Image: Royal Commission Hearing

19.01.2022 PUBLIC HEARING ON COVID-19 At its most recent public hearing the Royal Commission heard about the COVID-19 experiences of people with disability. United Nations disability spokesperson, Rosemary Kayess,... who has a disability, gave evidence on day one of the public hearing. She also provided a statement commenting on some matters in her capacity as the Vice Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In her written statement she said she was concerned about potential breaches of human rights of people with disability throughout the pandemic. This included the increasing use of restrictive practices such as: increases in medications disabling mobility devices restricting people from going to work and health appointments confining people to their rooms for long periods of time She said that the increase in restrictions created ‘an environment that has facilitated an increase in violence and abuse of people with disability’. She also said the pandemic and the exclusion of people with disability from the February emergency response plan created fear, anxiety and confusion among the disabled community. Image: Rosemary Kayess

18.01.2022 COME AND SEE US ON KANGAROO ISLAND We'll be visiting Kangaroo Island at the beginning of November to let people know about the Disability Royal Commission and provide FREE advocacy services. We'd love to chat to you so come and see us. Here's where we'll be: Sunday 1 November Stall at Penneshaw Market ... Monday 2 November, CWA Hall in Penneshaw Information Session 10.30 11.30am and Advocacy, Information and Referral Service 1.00 4.00pm Tuesday 3 November, Kingscote Council Chambers Information Session 10.30 11.30am and Advocacy, Information and Referral Service 1.00 4.00pm Wednesday 4 November, The Shed in American River Information Session 10.30 11.30am and Advocacy, Information and Referral Service 1.00 4.00pm Image: Kangaroos

17.01.2022 PEOPLE WHO MAY FIND IT HARD TO CONNECT WITH THE ROYAL COMMISSION The Royal Commission’s Disability Strategic Engagement Group was created to strengthen engagement between people in all settings and the Royal Commission. The Group recently agreed that the Royal Commission should focus on hearing from people who are ‘put or kept out of reach’ by different types of ‘gatekeeping’ and identified five broad groups this applies to: People in group homes who rely on the human ser...vices system to engage People in institutions like prisons and forensic mental health facilities, which by design, make it hard for people to engage People with psychosocial disability in boarding homes where services are more likely to be from a private provider People in family settings where a family member acts as gate keeper; this may include children and young people People who are homeless or in transient accommodation. The Royal Commission will work on ways to make sure it connects with people from these groups. If you are from one of these groups or know of someone who has barriers to connecting with the Royal Commission we can help. You can contact us on 8340 4450 or via email at [email protected] Image: Chess pieces outside a barrier with one piece inside the barrier

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14.01.2022 FAMILIES TALK ABOUT BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AT LATEST PUBLIC HEARING Students with disability, including children as young as five, are missing out on critical time in formal education. This can be due to suspensions and exclusions, a lack of supports, adjustments and oversight, and lack of financial support to ensure a safe, quality and inclusive education, the Royal Commission has heard. Image: Young child with backpack walking

13.01.2022 THE ROYAL COMMISSION WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT ABORIGINAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY Responses to the Issues Paper 'First Nations People with Disability' are due by 16 October 2020 but you can still send your comments after that date. There will be a Public Hearing to look at 'First Nations people with disability and child protection,' starting on 23 November 2020. If you would like to tell you story to the Royal Commission we can help. You can contact us on 8340 4450 or by sending a message through this Facebook page. Image: Group of Aboriginal people, some with disability

13.01.2022 PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION AND AUTISM At its latest Public Hearing the Royal Commission heard about people with autism being given psychotropic medication to control behaviour. When giving her evidence, psychologist and advocate Dariane McLean said, 'Using psychotropic medication on individuals as the primary go-to behaviour management strategy to manage the entire environment is, in my view, cruel, unfair, entirely counterproductive and frankly, dangerous.' To read the transcript of the Hearing go to https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au//public-hearing-6

11.01.2022 Our first post-Covid market stall! We are on Kangaroo Island until Wednesday. Come and say hi!

07.01.2022 "What is happening to people with disability is not okay and the stories need to be told". This is the opening quote of Royal Commission Chair, Ronald Sackville in their Interim Report, which has just been released . If you want to tell your story to the Royal Commission, contact us and we will help you Phone 8340 4450 or leave a message on this page and we will contact you.... https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/pu/interim-report See more

04.01.2022 The health and safety of our clients, staff, volunteers and members continues to remain our highest priority. We are closely monitoring the situation as the COV...ID-19 pandemic continues to escalate in South Australia and will comply with the Australian Government. We have closed our offices to the public from Wednesday 18 November however our aim is to continue to provide as many of the ADAI functions as possible. As the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) widens we ask that you please do not attend the ADAI offices. We are keen to maintain contact via telephone or videoconferencing and we are contactable to our community members, however this will be done through non face to face contact. Our staff are doing everything possible to respond to all our clients and stakeholders needs. All our Services are being provided via phone, email and web chat, skype or other technology and we are happy to work with you on the best way to deliver our Advocacy and Support services to you. Maintaining our collective health and well-being is important and we are mindful of helping people through this uncertain time. We will continue to review our work and take measures with those recommended SA Government. For all ADAI Advocacy and Royal Commission services please phone (08) 8340 4450 or email [email protected] Thank you for your understanding Jennifer Hughes Executive Officer

01.01.2022 PANDEMIC SEES INCREASE IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITY In her opening address to the recent Royal Commission hearing in Sydney, Senior Counsel Assisting the DRC, Kate Eastman, said there has been an increase in violence against women with disability. Ms Eastman said that the results of a recent Australian Institute of Criminology survey were frightening. They showed that among women with disability who were in a current relationship: - One in four, 23 percent, said... they had experienced physical violence during COVID-19 - One in six, 16 percent, said they had experienced sexual violence during COVID-19 - Two in five, 42 percent, said they experienced emotional abusive, harassing or controlling behaviours during COVID-19. If these things have happened to you or someone you know you can tell your story to the Royal Commission. We can help you do this. Contact us on (08) 8340 4450 or via email at [email protected] Image: Kate Eastman SC

01.01.2022 Getting some goodies together for the Penneshaw Market on Sunday. Come down and say hi We will be on Kangaroo Island from Sunday 1 November - Wednesday 4th.