Matthew Layton presents Studio 1 – Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week…

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is asking people living with a disability to come forward with their experiences and storiesof violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Matthew asks the question, “But if you are somebody living with a disability, maybe you would be classed as - or even class yourself as “vulnerable” - would you feel comfortable coming forward to tell stories of your traumatic experiences in what might be perceived as quite a public forum?”

Matthew asks this question of The Honourable Ronald Sackville, AO QC, The Chair of the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

He also asks his panel of guests the same question.

Angela Duigan, Disability Royal Commission Advocacy Co-ordinator at The Disability Rights Advocacy Service and her client Chris - who is just starting to put together his submission to the Royal Commission.

They are jioined by friend of the show, Australian registered counsellor Tammey Candeloro 

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES

The Honourable Ronald Sackville AO QC – Chair, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Angela Duigan -  Disability Royal Commission Advocacy Co-ordinator at The Disability Rights Advocacy Service

https://www.dras.com.au/

Chris - Royal Commission Advocacy Client, The Disability Rights Advocacy Service

Tammey Candeloro - Counselling 4 You WA https://www.counselling4youwa.com.au/ - 0423 93 15 74

To contact The Royal Commission directly

Call 1800 517 199 between 9am and 5pm AEST 

drcenquiries@royalcommission.gov.au

or visit their webiste

https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/

If you would prefer to approach The Royal Commission through an advocacy service, you can find your local provider here….

https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/counselling-and-support/advocacy

[PHOTO CAPTION: A very dapper and neatly coiffed Ronald Sackville, Chair of The Royal Commission on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability]

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