The Disability Royal Commission

11/13/2021

In 2020 we asked Autistic people what they wanted to know about the Disability Royal Commission – these are the results of our survey.

_{In response we created an episode of our podcast to start to answer some important question}_s.

_{In this episode of the Autistic Self-Advocast, Tammy speaks with Fiona and Hiran, from Your Story Disability Legal Support about telling your story to the Disability Royal Commission.}

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO MAKE A SUBMISSION

For further information about the Disability Royal Commission and to read the past submissions click the link below to this excellent DARU resource:
https://www.daru.org.au/resource-topic/disability-royal-commission

The Final Report is not due now until 29 September 2023. You have time to make a submission and you can still submit about experiences related to previous sessions.

Click here for the upcoming calendar schedule for hearings in 2022: https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/about-royal-commission/our-schedule

IMPORTANT LINKS

YOUR STORY DISABILITY LEGAL SUPPORT

THE DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION

LIFELINE

AUTISM CONNECT HELPLINE

1800RESPECT – VIOLENCE HOTLINE

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