The Physical
Disability Council of NSW supports the
investigation of the Loganlea Service Centre in
Queensland. Observance of good hygiene practices
and procedures are basic responsibilities for
persons who provide care to another human being.
PDCN would argue that in a
smaller group home situation such as Loganlea
Service Centre, abuse is much easier to isolate
and stop - in larger institutions, abuse can go
on from year to year, with the person with
disability in a disempowered position. Abuse of
any kind is unacceptable.
The standard of care given
to people with disabilities is not negotiable.
People with disabilities, no matter how severe
those disabilities may be, are still human
beings and deserve to be treated as human
beings. The alledged situation at Loganlea
serves as another unfortunate example of the
inappropriate level of care received by many
people with severe disabilities due to the
long-term failure of State and Federal
governments to provide adequate funding for
disability services.
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