I welcome this groundbreaking decision by the #CRPD committee.👏It reaffirms the need to reimagine services for persons w/disabilities to live independently in the community, so they reflect 21st century realities & possibilities. unric.org/it/italy-lack-… via @ONU Italia

I like his old stuff better than his new stuff, but here's Simon Katterl for Croakey News' #SpeakingOurMinds. Staff safety vs human rights? No. Staff safety via human rights. Thanks to Dr Bridget from Centre for Mental Health Nursing for contribution. #MentalHealth Here: croakey.org/dont-stop-beli…

On tomorrow! The final in our series on 'Moving the Law', on opportunities and challenges for addressing climate mobility under international, regional and national laws. You can register for in-person or online via the link below:

Come and study with us! PhD scholarship to frame solution-focused approaches which support people with disability to act against harm and help others to effectively support them. Includes an internship at the #NDISQualityandSafeguardsCommission flinders.edu.au/scholarships/f…

For the past 2 years I have been doing collaborative research with UTS Research @UTSSocialImpact and now we are releasing our findings. Come to our launch. All welcome! #autism #autistic #Neurodivergent

Hear Aeon, Craig (VMIAC) & me on triplejHack w Dave Marchese on the impacts & human rights implications of seclusion/restraint. Of course nobody wants to use them. But that's the wrong q: it's whether they're truly exploring alternatives. Many do. abc.net.au/triplej/progra…

Amid all the talk of an #NDIS cost "blowout", @JLSbioethics, karen soldatić and I explore the algorithms behind NDIA decision-making @AdmsCentre #Budget2023 #AusPol2022 theconversation.com/ndis-plans-rel… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Everyone deserves equal access to justice and redress! Proud to be a report co-author with Dinesh Wadiwel (lead author) and Claire Spivakovsky on this important topic. UTS UTSDisabilityResearch UTS Faculty of Law

We're looking for a fabulous researcher/s to develop a white paper on ongoing communication in clinical research. Feel free to get in touch with me if you might be interested (contact details are in the link).

A new inquiry has found that nearly five times a day, a disabled person living in a group home was hurt, abused or assaulted. As El Gibbs El Gibbs writes, it's a moment of reckoning for the NDIS. crikey.com.au/2023/01/18/dis…

One of the key lessons from the #COVID19 pandemic is that we must transform our care and support systems. People with disabilities were among the most affected by our broken systems. My latest report suggests a framework to rethink them👇 srdisability.org/thematic-repor…

"UN SPT have terminated their visit to Australia due to lack of assurances of access to two states." Termination has only happened on one other occasion in its 15 year history, to Rwanda. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Coverage by Charlotte Grieve in the Age today on Nicole Lee’s disturbing experience of being subjected to ‘mechanical restraints’ in under-resourced Victorian mental health services. With comments from Yvette Maker Bridget Hamilton (Centre for Mental Health Nursing) Simon Katterl. theage.com.au/national/victo…

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