Thank you for signing my petition it has now grown significantly to 5503 signatures and will keep growing...keep sharing it out I believe we wil make headway and present this petition as it reaches higher numbers.  So much injustice for the vulnerable and I must keep fighting to bring proper protection to our children young or adult as they cannot defend themselves.  Law changes are needed as well as cameras so that we can have evidence to prosecute those who would harm the vulnerable.  

My son James still has the bruise which he now touches all the time since it happened,  from when he was hurt in care which i believe was done the worker who brought James home, and who has since been moved.  It has been a year after the organization investigated, NDIS investigated and of course found no answers (again without cameras nothing could be proved) and police took a report and half investigated but refused to question the worker involved.  

Noted in a recent article (September 17th, Sydney morning herald, 2020) by Rob Harris, there has been only one fine in disabilities despite 8000 complaints - and that was due to the death of Ann Marie Smith - Integrity care fined and banned as it should be and the carer woman herself charged with manslaughter for the huge neglect unto death of Ann Marie and yet to be prosecuted...
The disparity between disabilities and childcare justice and law is great a little 15 month old toddler died and there are 10 charges against the Berry Patch Preschool, since childcare is regulated and also have cameras.
Those who are hurt or die in disabilities care should have the same address and investigation as those in childcare since they are as vulnerable as children. We need laws to protect the non verbal and vulnerable disability persons we cannot let them go unprotected.
Those organizations like Afford do not do their job of care and let these ones like 19 year old Merna die, must be punished and penalized in some way... they left her alone to drown in a bath instead of taking care of her. The managers of the Afford home should have been made accountable and charged with at least neglect! Prison time would be appropriate and the organization fined and banned just like Integrity care..
The organization will likely continue to lie to cover up all that has happened of course. However, they cannot let this happen on their watch and remain unaccountable. Justice must come for Merna.
Just as Ann Marie Smith's death was a terrible indictment on carer organizations and the NDIS lack of interest and human care - there were also no cameras to catch the carer's activities or time spent with Ann Marie but at least now Rosa Maione is charged with manslaughter after the death of the helpless one she was meant to be caring for - poor Ann Marie - alone against the wiles and neglect of a greedy stealing so called carer.
It was noted that Integrity Care (subcontracted by Anglicare) now banned yet the SA directors of this company have started up two other organizations under their names.(Advertiser September 9th 2020) the deviancy never ends even after death of a person in their care!
The same Integrity Care has hidden their tracks and refused to help with investigations in Ann Marie Smith's death by the state task force and former Judge Alan Robertson leading an independent review appointed by NDIS quality commission. Superintendent Bray said Integrity care Staff and directors would not answer 'the simplest questions' (Eugen Boiusvert ABC news September 8th 2020). The police had to raid Integrity Care since it did not have the integrity to co-operate with the investigation.
The deviancy even criminal deviancy by carer organizations is shocking. How can be trust them with our children? there should always be investigation into the harm and deaths that occur in these place. There should also be systemic checks of organizations not going on hearsay but checking into each Carer organization on a regular basis this covering up and neglect and allowing of workers to hurt or neglect our children must be stopped!
The NDIS shows itself to be a heartless organization that does not listen to anything but money - the harm of these helpless ones rests on the NDIS and our federal government for refusing to care or take action to protect our adult children properly who cannot defend themselves from those uncaring workers.
Accountablility must be stepped up in the Disability sector. Cameras help with hard evidence and new laws are needed to make investigation mandatory of any deaths or harm that occurs in disability care and accommodation just as happens in preschools or they remain able to get away with it and there is no deterrence of proper care occurring.
Again as noted by journalist Rob Harris (September 17th, 2020) despite 8000 complaints over disability care only one fine was given and one prosecution and that was for Ann Marie Smith after she died - then Integrity Care got fined $12,000 spare it - people get fined more for crossing the borders between Victoria and NSW or having a party up to $20,000 or more - yet a human being who has a disability and is vulnerable dies and all the organization has to cough up is $12,000 it is laugheable if not so tragic.
meanwhile for all the complaints that was the only fine given to a disability carer organization. What is the ndis quality and care doing - is it asleep is it made of stone? You make your money while those who are vulnerable and helpless suffer and there is not accountability being made by disability money maker organizations. As noted in a Crikey.com Article regarding my son being injured in care - those workers in the NDIA quality commission were told to favour the organization and not the disability person with the complaint! How dare they.
Stuart Robert should be ashamed of himself for being so oblivious and uncaring toward those he was meant to be running an organization to care for NDIS has been hard and cold.
Disabilities need stronger laws, we need penalties and punishments We need go make deterrence and accountability for those who hurt disability persons and we need cameras to catch them with hard evidence. If childcare can have cameras disability care can have cameras. We need equal justice for those with disabilities. WE must bring an end to discrimination and the lack of address by NDIS and police to disability incidents of assaults and deaths that should not happen to those with disabilities in care. Anndrea x
Sign my petition for cameras in disability care places so that police can prosecute those who hurt our nonverbal or vulnerable children who cannot not speak up for themselves. https://www.change.org/p/the-federal-government-new-protection-laws-needed-for-vulnerable-persons-with-disabilities-over-18-years-old/psf/share