Thread by @bluntshovels

The #DisabilityRC has published their findings about people with an intellectual disability working in ADEs (supported employment) after the hearing last year.

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/p…

They have also published the responses from the Australian Government, Bedford and National Disability Services (the peak for service providers). #DisabilityRC

Finding 1 is "it is open to the Royal Commission to find that for some people with disability their employment opportunities are limited to working in an ADE. The limited options mean there is no genuine choice and control in employment
opportunities." #DisabilityRC

Finding 2 is "it is open to the Royal Commission to find the payment of sub-minimum wages to people with disability who work in ADEs is not supported by any
meaningful justification in contemporary Australia and is a form of exploitation." #DisabilityRC

Greg Tucker and other disabled people told the #DisabilityRC about the impact of earning such low wages, as little as a few dollars an hour.

abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…

Glad to see some findings being recommended from the DRC, including an end to sub-minimum wages. #DisabilityRC

Here's the responses from the three bodies, pretty disappointing, I must say.

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/p…