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Disability advocates disappointed by response to Royal Commission Report

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The Federal Government has handed down its long-awaited response to the landmark Disability Royal Commission report, accepting just 13 recommendations in full. Disability advocacy groups say they are disappointed and shocked by the outcome, after sharing deeply personal and sometimes traumatic experiences, in hopes of making meaningful change to the disability sector.
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