Women and girls with disabilities find disclosure difficult, says support service

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October 14 2021 - 5:00pm
Concerned: Laurel House chief executive Kathryn Fordyce appeared as a witness in the royal commission and says barriers to disclosure exist.
Concerned: Laurel House chief executive Kathryn Fordyce appeared as a witness in the royal commission and says barriers to disclosure exist.

Disability support workers, service providers and the general community are completely unaware of the high rates of sexual assault occurring against people with disabilities, a royal commission has heard.

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