We Need To Talk About Abuse In Disability Care
Lately, I have been writing some articles in this blog that are of the third person to reach more people in the domestic violence victim/survivor demographic. So I have a friend who has a disability and they tell me that they keep getting NDIS workers who are abusive toward them. This person, let's call her B, has experience with family violence also and even with her prior knowledge about emotional abuse she didn't realise it was happening until this NDIS worker had already done damage. I told her I would write this article for her so that she could break the silence anonymously. Here is what she had to say about the matter: I've been struggling to make friends for a while. I've had a lot of life changes and I thought this worker might help me make friends and help me get out of my comfort zone. Instead, she helped me make enemies and that includes her. She gained my trust immediately as she showed an interest in my past and my commitment to healing. She would text m...