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People with disability are experiencing violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation across all aspects of their lives, including in education, health care and justice settings, and in their homes, workplaces and communities, the Disability Royal Commission’s Interim Report says.

Australia is not upholding all its responsibilities under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a report for the Disability Royal Commission has found.

Barriers experienced by students with disability in accessing and obtaining a safe, quality and inclusive school education will be examined by the Disability Royal Commission at its next public hearing.

This public hearing will examine use of psychotropic medication as a chemical restraint.  A chemical restraint occurs when medication is not used to treat a diagnosed mental disorder, a physical illness or a physical condition but used for the purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour.

The use of psychotropic medication in response to behaviours of concern in people with disability is to be examined by the Disability Royal Commission at its next public hearing beginning on Tuesday 22 September.