First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) is a national human rights organisation of and for
Our organisation is governed by First Peoples with lived experience of disability.
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Media Release: Friday 14 February 2020 The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will begin its next hearing at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush on…
Source: The Age By Miki Perkins December 2, 2019 “Sickening” incidents of sexual violence, abuse and neglect in group homes have caused deep psychological scars for people with disabilities and their…
Opinion: By El Gibbs Today is the first public sitting of the disability royal commission, or to give it its full name, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and…
Calls for disability royal commission to look into Indigenous prisoners View more: ABC RN Breakfast
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45%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disability or
long-term health condition
7.7%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with severe or
profound disability
2.1x
More likely to be living with disability than other Australians
19%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability participate
in the workforce
5x
More likely to experience mental illness than other Australians
First People with disability participate in cultural activities at the same rate as First People without disability
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