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Mainstream & Targetted Measuresto reduce

Violence against Women with Disabilities

Sue Salthouse

RI Global Word CongressCreating a More Inclusive World

Parallel Session DThursday 27.10.16

Edinburgh

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Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesArticle 6: Women with disabilities

General Comment No. 3

• Multiple discrimination• Intersectional concepts• Leadership & capacity building• Gender as x-cutting issue• Education, • Economic opportunity, • Political participation, etc.• CEDAW (Disability

as X-cutting issue)3 interpretive declarations

The Honourable Kelly Vincent,Member of Parliament, South Australia1 in 824 parliamentarians Australia-wide

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Gender inequality in Australia

• Global Gender Gap Index

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Gender inequality in Australia (#2)

• Gender pay gap• Paid Parental Leave Scheme• Women with disabilities employment

i. 49% (78% women, 58% disabled men)ii. Full Time employment:

women 19%, men 36%iii. Part Time Employment:

women 25%, men 14%iv. 21% of carers are women with disabilities

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National Disability Strategy 2010-2020

• Inclusive & accessible communities• Rights protection, justice & legislation• Economic security• Personal & community support• Learning & skills• Health & wellbeing

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National Disability Insurance Scheme

• Shut Out Report• Disability Investment Group Report• 2020 Convention• Productivity Commission• Disability Care and Support Report• under funded, unfair, fragmented inefficient• National Disability & Carer Alliance

A Grass Roots Movement

Prime Minister, Julia Gillard at the Make it Real rally in Sydney, 30 April 2012

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• Permanent disability that affects ADLs• No fault, lifetime support• Applications before 65th year• Early intervention• Information and Referrals• Reasonable and necessary supports• Ordinary life• Choice & control• Achieve goals• Greater independence• Community involvement• Employment• Improved wellbeing

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Freedom from violence

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Violence against women in Australia

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Sobering incidence of violence & women with disabilities

• More diverse, more severe & more prolonged• Greater number of perpetrators• 40% more like to be victims than non-disabled women• 70% of us are victims at some time in our lives• 90% of women with intellectualdisabilities experience violence• 20% forced into unwanted sexual acts• Sexual victimisation x4 times more likely• 25% of reportedrape victims

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Time for Action a plan to reduce violence against women with disabilities

• Communities are safe from violence• Relationships are respectful• Services must meetthe needs of women and their children• Responses are just• Perpetrators stop their violence• Systems work together effectively

National Plan• ANROWS• Our WATCh• The Line• 1800RESPECT

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Changes we need

TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING• Risk assessment tools for whole of workforce to include disability• Disability workers - training in violence awareness & where to

refer to• Domestic & family violence workers – training in disability

awareness & how to get assistance• Training for workers in the justice system• NDIA accredits all workers in DV, FV & sexual assault awareness• NDIA puts crisis support dollars into funding• All front line workers have access to appropriate disability and

DV/FV supports• Only accessible refuges/safe houses get funding• All courts are fully accessible• All data collected to have disability recorded & shared

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International considerations

• Article 32 of the CRPD• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG #5)• All human rights conventions

appearance & submissions to committee review process• Development for All 2015-2020:Strengthening Disability Inclusive Development in Australia’s Aid Programme

thankyou

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