Inquiry into the provision and regulation of supported accommodation in Queensland
Submission No: 162
Submitted by: (submitted by Queenslanders with Disability Network) Publication:
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This is a transcript of an audio submission received by the Community Support and Services Committee. It is not a strictly verbatim record, but rather an accurate record generated by the committee secretariat. The committee has determined not to publish parts of the transcript from the submission including: identifying information of the submitter and/or their residence; material not relevant to the inquiry; and words that may be considered offensive.
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Transcript
My name is . My live at and the reason why I'm putting in this
submission is because I believe that supported accommodation needs to be addressed more properly. I want my name confidential, but I want my submission public.
The reason my supported accommodation needs to be supported and improved is because we live in these places and we want the government to listen and basically I want them to hear us out. I don’t want to hear their ideas, but I want to them to hear us out. Like in every other place in Brisbane, residents feel that their self is excluded. They’re not allowed to say stuff. They live in fear of eviction every day and some people just don’t take their meds. Do damage to themselves. Then end up in hospital on a ventilator. I’ve been here for 30 years and I’ve seen people do far worse things.