This document is our submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. We define the meaning of home and what we consider to be best practice in home and community
living.
Region: Australia
Conundrums of supported living: The experiences of people with intellectual disability
The Outcomes of individualised housing for people with disability and complex needs
Home! Tip Sheet
Since 2003, Belonging Matters has journey with many people with intellectual disability and Autism to move beyond tradition group home living to imagine and create a home of their own. We have harnessed the wisdom of individuals, families and our many allies locally, nationally and internationally. Following are some tips we have learnt along the way!
Who is Specialist Disability Accommodation for?
Although market and commercialised factors are important, we cannot be driven by these
forces alone as we can lose sight of the actual person and the typical principles and practices of home. Home can become distorted with well-intended system efforts which can further marginalise people with a disability and foster notions of difference. For example, finding a home could become limited to finding a vacancy, an option to “fit” into, congregations of people who share the same diagnosis, a service setting, facility or residential service, a place to live or find shelter or a commercial activity driven by staffing concern, rules and regulations.
Right to Self Determination
The system of Government established under the Commonwealth Constitution involves the exercise of the right to self determination by the whole Australian people.
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report 2020
The Wiyi Yani U Thangani engagement process and this report is grounded in the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to self-determination. For indigenous peoples globally, many of whom are constantly having to negotiate the recognition of their unique rights as distinct peoples within colonised nations, the right to self-determination is highly significant. Despite the commitment of nations to the right of self-determination, indigenous peoples globally continue to struggle to have their unique and distinct rights recognised.
Talking Rights
Consulting with Victoria’s Indigenous community about the right to self-determination and the Charter. The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (the Commission)engaged SED Consulting to consult with Victoria’s Indigenous community about the right to self-determination, for inclusion in the Commission’s 2010 Report on the operation of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.
The outcomes of individualised housing for people with disability and complex needs: a scoping review
Worldwide, disability systems are moving away from congregated living towards individualized models of housing. Individualized housing aims to provide choice regarding living arrangements and the option to live in houses in the community, just like people without disability. The purpose of this scoping review was to determine what is currently known about outcomes associated with individualized housing for adults with disability and complex needs.
Young people in Australian residential aged care: evaluating trends from 2008 to 2018
The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in rates of young people entering and leaving residential aged care from 2008 to 2018.Many more young people are admitted to People in Residential Aged Care each year than return to community living, with no sustained change between 2008 and 2018 at the national level. Age standardisation is crucial for evaluating systemic population-level change regarding younger people living in residential aged care.