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Some Australians fear disability is 'infecting' the lives of non-disabled people, royal commissioner says (www.abc.net.au)
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Key points:

  • The disability royal commission is wrapping up after four-and-a-half years
  • Emotions ran high at the commission's ceremonial closing, attended by people with disability from across the country
  • The inquiry's chair says the media hasn't given the inquiry the attention it deserves

Solidarity with all my fellow disabled folks today.

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[โ€“] LethalSmack@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

"I have also been told that there is fear โ€” fear that disability is contaminating, infecting the lives of the non-disabled community with sight, sound, and behaviour that might disturb and interfere with non-disabled lives," Dr Galbally said.

"For example, I have been told that there is fear that having disabled students in mainstream classrooms will be detrimental to the education of non-disabled students ... yet, research presented to the commission shows this fear does not have any legitimate basis."