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Restrictive Practices – QAI Submission to the DRC

QAI has provided a submission to the Disability Royal Commission in response to the Issues Paper on the use of Restrictive Practices. QAI told the Commission that the use of Restrictive Practices infringes the fundamental human rights of people with disability. Despite being cited as necessary to ensure safety, Restrictive Practices are often the result of prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes towards people with disability. Poor quality service provision that stems from a lack of understanding of the person and the perceived ‘behaviour of concern’ can lead to the use of Restrictive Practices in situations where less restrictive alternatives are available, yet not pursued. QAI highlighted the lack of evidence showing the efficacy of Restrictive Practices in addressing ‘behaviours of concern’ as well as the significant harm caused through their continued use. The fragmented approach to reporting and regulation was also raised as a key concern.

 

Here is an extract from the submission:

 

The perceived ‘behaviour of concern’ must be seen within its wider context. That is, a community that has historically devalued people with disability, where unconscious bias is entrenched into the minds of those supporting people with disability and where motives of personal gain through risk adversity are rife. It must also be viewed as the social construct that it is. What someone considers to be a ‘challenging behaviour’ may differ from one person to the next, based upon their understanding of the individual concerned.

 

QAI called for change in the way that people with disability are viewed and subsequently treated. People with disability must be supported to exercise control over their lives through the model of supported decision-making, including in decision-making regarding the use of Restrictive Practices. Increased safeguards and oversight must also be implemented through legislative reform.

Read the full submission here
  • 15 Dec, 2020
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  • By Admin
  • Disability Royal Commission, DRC Submissions, Submissions

Group Homes – Submission to the DRC

QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission on Group Homes and our concerns for the vulnerable people who live in them.  

 

Below is a short excerpt fromt he submissions introduction followed by links to the full submission and all its attachments.

 

Introduction

This submission focuses on the experiences of vulnerable people with disability who do not have the opportunity or voice to express their own wants and wishes directly. Many of the people are often forgotten in places that do not feel like a home, are unsuitable for them and give rise to a series of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuses that infringe or remove basic human rights. The passage of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), which commenced operated from 1 January 2020, provides, for the first time in Queensland,

 

You can read the full submission here.

 

List of attachments submitted:

Attachment A QAI Position Paper A Home of One’s Own

Attachment B QAI Report Legislation and Life

Attachment C OPA Upholding the right to life and health A review of the deaths in care

Attachment D CCQ Deaths in care – Final Expert Report

Attachment E QAI Submission to DSS Thin Markets Project

Attachment F QAI Submission to JSC Inquiry NDIS Workforce

Attachment G QAI Submission to JSC Inquiry SIL

Attachment H Submission to DRC Issues Emergency Planning and Response submission

  • 18 Jun, 2020
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  • DRC Submissions, Latest news, Submissions

Emergency Planning & Response Submission to the DRC

QAI made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission on Emergency Planning and Response in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts the restrictions which were put in place had on people with disability.

 

You can read the full submission here.

 

Below is a brief excerpt from the submission:

 

Background

The federal and state governments have implemented never seen before measures to slow the spread of COVID19 (Coronavirus) through the community. These restrictions, whilst necessary, have significant impact on people with disability and cause further disruption and disadvantage to our lives.
QAI and other disability advocacy organisations believe that people with disability have not been properly considered by government decision makers during this process and that more immediate consultation needs to be held with our community so that appropriate support measures can be put in place before further trauma is caused. Systems and processes also need to be clarified so that people with disability also can feedback their experiences during this time.

  • 18 Jun, 2020
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Disability Royal Commission – QAI Submission on Inclusive Education of Students with Disability

Read our final submission here.

 

List of attachments we submitted:

ATTACHMENT A – RTI 172191 SDA by school 2017

ATTACHMENT B – QPPD_choice_report_2003

ATTACHMENT C – Final QAI Position Statement Regarding the Use of Restrictive Practices

ATTACHMENT D – GENEVA Restrictive Practices Involuntary Treatment Factsheet -FINAL

ATTACHMENT E – MAPA use on child

ADDENDUM 1 – 2018.04.04 QAI response to Every Student with Disability Succeeding

ADDENDUM 2 – 13.09.18 QAI submission Education Bill Amendment

  • 15 Nov, 2019
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  • By Emma Phillips
  • DRC Submissions, Submissions

Royal Commission TORs

QAI’s comments on the Draft Terms of Reference for a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

 

 

Letter to Department of Social Services re draft TORs for disability RC 20190325

  • 27 Mar, 2019
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  • By Nick Collyer
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