by Sophie Wiggans | Sep 2, 2022 | Submission
As a result of our work supporting clients in closed environments, QAI holds grave concerns regarding some of the physical and psychological conditions that people deprived of their liberty can endure when detained in certain Queensland-government funded institutions....
by Sophie Wiggans | Aug 24, 2022 | Submission
QAI welcomes the Disability Royal Commission’s enhanced focus on guardianship, substituted and supported decision-making. While the intent behind guardianship legislation is to protect people with impaired decision-making capacity who are unable to make their own...
by Sophie Wiggans | Jul 22, 2022 | Submission
QAI made a submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in response to their survey on information gathering for access and planning. The submission responds to key questions in the survey that directly pertain to the experiences of participants...
by Shannon Bell | Jul 4, 2022 | Submission
At the 15th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), QAI learned about the CRPD Committee’s Draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation, including in emergencies. These guidelines are very welcome...
by Sophie Wiggans | Jun 30, 2022 | Submission
QAI made a short submission to the Criminal Procedure Review – Magistrates Court. Read our submission via the links below. Submission – PDF Submission – Word...
by Shannon Bell | Jun 16, 2022 | News, Submission
QAI made an intervention to the 15th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) General Debate, highlighting our concerns regarding risks to people with disability in closed environments and the inherent inability of closed environments to keep people safe from Covid-19...
