Safety for people with disability
You have the right to feel safe.
Everyone has the right to be safe, respected and in control of their own life. This page is for people with disability — and the families, carers and supporters who care about them. Abuse is never your fault.
📖 This page would be offered in Easy Read too — plain language, short sentences, supporting images, captions and screen-reader friendly. We speak to adults as adults: empowering, never pity-based.
1 in 2
people with disability (18–64) have been physically or sexually abused since age 15 (Disability Royal Commission, 2023)
29%
of women with disability have experienced partner violence (DRC, 2023)
2×
children with disability are abused at about twice the rate of other children (AIHW)
Feeling safe & your rights
- The right to say no, to privacy, to be believed.
- Control over your body, money, relationships & home.
- Advocacy: PWDA 1800 422 015 · FPDN 1800 006 455.
Recognising abuse & neglect
- Physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, financial (controlling your money/NDIS).
- Still wrong — and reportable — even from a partner, family member or support worker.
Online safety
- Image-based abuse, cyberbullying, scams targeting NDIS/benefits.
- Getting content taken down — eSafety has a disability hub + Easy Read.
How to report & get help
- Immediate danger → 000.
- Abuse/neglect → 1800 880 052.
- Unsafe NDIS support → NDIS Commission 1800 035 544.
- Counselling → 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732.
❤️ Resource strip
Emergency 000 · 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732 · Disability Gateway 1800 643 787 · Abuse & Neglect Hotline 1800 880 052 · NDIS Commission 1800 035 544 · Carer Gateway 1800 422 737 · Lifeline 13 11 14