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Indefinite detention and solitary confinement: the awful reality of Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service

Indefinite detention and solitary confinement: the awful reality of Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service

by QAI | Aug 22, 2024 | Campaigns, Media Release, News, Paper, QAI in the Media, Report

Position statement Queensland’s Forensic Disability Service (FDS) is meant to provide skills training and other programs to people under forensic orders so that they can live back in the community. However, some residents are held indefinitely and are kept in cruel...
Government response to Disability Royal Commission

Government response to Disability Royal Commission

by QAI | Jul 31, 2024 | Media Release, News, QAI in the Media

On Wednesday 31st July 2024, ten months after the publication of the Disability Royal Commission’s final report, the Federal and State Governments issued their response to the Disability Royal Commission’s 222 recommendations. QAI’s CEO, Matilda...
Open letter calling for urgent action on Covid-19

Open letter calling for urgent action on Covid-19

by Sophie Wiggans | Jan 28, 2022 | QAI in the Media

QAI stands with our allies in calling for urgent action to prioritise access for Queenslanders with disability to vital health and safety measures during this critical time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), Health...
CEO Matilda Alexander speaks to ABC on COVID vaccines

CEO Matilda Alexander speaks to ABC on COVID vaccines

by Shannon Bell | Oct 25, 2021 | QAI in the Media

Our CEO, Matilda Alexander, spoke to the ABC, echoing calls to actively deliver COVID-19 vaccines to people with disability before borders open. She said opening up at an 80 per cent vaccination rate without ensuring the most vulnerable, had a “real opportunity...
Our CEO spoke with the ABC on Australian Disability Enterprises

Our CEO spoke with the ABC on Australian Disability Enterprises

by Shannon Bell | Sep 20, 2021 | QAI in the Media

Queensland Advocacy’s CEO, Matilda Alexander, spoke to the ABC on employment & how Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) are failing people with disability & undermining the realisation of equality. You can read the article here....
QAI speaks to Channel 10 on Disability Accommodation

QAI speaks to Channel 10 on Disability Accommodation

by Shannon Bell | May 27, 2021 | QAI in the Media

Our CEO, Matilda Alexander, recently spoke to Channel Ten about the issues people face when seeking approval for Specialist Disability Accommodation under the NDIS. Jump to minute 32 of the video to watch item on disability accommodation. WATCH NEWS ITEM HERE...
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