Sentences with phrase «violence against people with disabilities»

This week we focus on the prevention of violence against people with disabilities.

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When asked earlier this week about the Government's intended response to last year's Senate Committee Inquiry that uncovered appalling instances of violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability, a spokeswoman for the Federal Social Services Minister said the Government was taking the inquiry's findings and recommendations into account, as it developed a quality framework for the National Disability Insurance Schedisability, a spokeswoman for the Federal Social Services Minister said the Government was taking the inquiry's findings and recommendations into account, as it developed a quality framework for the National Disability Insurance ScheDisability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, [49] Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.

The Commission recommends that the Government ensure adequate and sustainable funding and independent monitoring of the national plan to reduce violence against women and children; and that there be increased attention to the prevalence of violence, bullying and harassment in our community, particularly in relation to children, the elderly, people with disability, Indigenous peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people who are gay, lesbian or bisexual, and people who are intersex and sex and / or gender diverse.