Graeme Innes says 'appalling' cage practice not one-off, calls for inquiry on education of children with disabilities

By Dan Harrison
Updated April 5 2015 - 12:08am, first published April 4 2015 - 4:47pm
The ACT government has ordered an independent investigation into the treatment of children with disabilities in Australian schools. Photo: Virginia Star
The ACT government has ordered an independent investigation into the treatment of children with disabilities in Australian schools. Photo: Virginia Star
Graeme Innes, former Disability Discrimination Commissioner. Photo: Andrew Meares
Graeme Innes, former Disability Discrimination Commissioner. Photo: Andrew Meares

In the wake of revelations an autistic Canberra student was confined in a cage-like structure, former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes says such abuses are widespread and has called for a broad inquiry into the treatment of children with disabilities in the nation's schools.

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