Everyday steps to prevent everyday harm of people with disability

Our research is about what to do when young people with intellectual disability are not treated well in their everyday support from their workers. We call this everyday harm. Everyday harm is things that make people feel sad or offended, like being ignored or spoken to in a nasty way. Our project is about how people can take everyday steps in their work together that make it easier to stop everyday harm from happening. The project addresses the safety and wellbeing of people with disability. New evidence is needed to address the stark problems of abuse and neglect identified in the Disability Royal Commission. Incorporating new understandings of abuse, safety and wellbeing into national policy and practice collaboration will help organisations efficiently and safely improve the quality of disability support, improving effectiveness and value of key mechanisms such as the NDIS. The research will contribute to achieving Australia’s Disability Strategy 2022-2032, addressing Outcome Area: Safety, Rights and Justice.

Project

Everyday steps to prevent everyday harm of people with disability

First project

Young people with cognitive disability: relationships and paid support