Radio: Intellectually Disabled People Fight for Access to Justice – PM –ABC Radio National - Produced by Nance Haxton – Aired in January 2012
This program exposed a legal loophole preventing South Australians with disabilities from giving evidence in court, leaving several cases of sexual abuse against people with intellectual disabiliti
About this winner
- Year: 2012
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 2012 nomination
This program exposed a legal loophole preventing South Australians with disabilities from giving evidence in court, leaving several cases of sexual abuse against people with intellectual disabilities untested in the State. Earning the trust of the families of alleged victims, Nance Haxton encouraged them to tell a story that not only exposed a major human rights dilemma, but reached Parliament House. An inquiry has since been established to investigate how to remedy the situation and avoid people with intellectual disabilities from being the target of predators. Since the story aired, the South Australian government has also pledged to close the loophole.
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