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Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on community visitors

In Today’s analysis, we’re delving into another component of monitoring and safeguarding covered in Volume 11, Independent oversight and complaint mechanisms, of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) final report. Chapter 4 explores the current and potential roles of Community Visitor Schemes (CVS) (sometimes known as ‘Official Visitors’, ‘Official Community Visitors’, or ‘Official Visitors Disability). Community […]

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on adult safeguarding

In an upcoming blog post, the DANA policy team will analyse the recommendations in Volume 10, Disability services concerning safeguarding functions in relation to the NDIS service settings. We will particularly look at what the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) has recommended as priorities for improving the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s effectiveness in responding to […]

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on restrictive practices

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on housing and homelessness

Last week, we looked at the important role of independent disability advocacy and how it is reflected throughout the 12 volumes of the Disability Royal Commission Final Report. In continuing our analysis of the Royal Commission recommendations, we have turned our focus to housing and homelessness. This analysis also coincides with our recent submission on […]

Royal Commission: Analysing the recommendations on independent disability advocacy

What next for the DRC recommendations

As the disability community prepared themselves for the release of the Royal Commission Final Report on September 29, key advocacy organisations came together to hold space for the deep impact this report will have. Meeting in Adelaide in the early hours of Friday, the representatives of these organisations sat quietly together in a small office […]