A disability advocate says the death of a woman with 'significant' disabilities and who was living in 'squalid conditions' is a reminder that change is needed to ensure people do not 'slip through the cracks'.
A 26-year-old woman was living in a Port Augusta home before her death.A disability advocate says people with disability who do not have access to the NDIS rely on family and friends to report abuse.
Ms Smith died in April 2020 from severe septic shock, organ failure, severe pressure sores, malnutrition and issues connected with her cerebral palsy. People With Disability Australia deputy CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said they were astounded with the news of the recent death despite efforts to reform the sector."We've heard so many of these harrowing accounts that there needs to be active change because this should not still be happening after all the work that has been done.
"I think also the big issue is we have to acknowledge that people are inside and outside the NDIS," they said. "We know that there is not a strong enough independent or safeguarding process that allows anyone who witnesses or is concerned about abuse to report it," they said.
Port Augusta Death Edinburgh Tce SA Police Crime Scene Squalid Conditions Port Augusta Hospital Disability RAH Royal Adelaide Hospital Investigation SAPOL NDIS Physical Disability Intellectual Disability Coronial Investigation Major Crime Des Bray Ann Marie Smith Ann Smith Royal Commission Into Violence Abuse Neglect And Exploitation Of People With Disabilit NDIS Quality And Safeguards Commission People With Disability Megan Spindler-Smith
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