The IMM recommends that the Government:
44. Develop a range of initiatives to ensure that disabled people experience the same protection from domestic and other forms of violence as non-disabled people, and that agencies identify and appropriately respond to abuse and violence directed at disabled people, including by:
a. ensuring all government-funded domestic and anti-violence programmes include accessible material for disabled people;
b. increasing awareness of abuse experienced by disabled people and of the mechanisms to address it, and by providing sustainable funding for disabled people-led organisations working in this area;
c. increasing resourcing for disabled people-led initiatives to ensure there are better systems of recognition, prevention and rapid response to abuse;
d. ensuring that data collection by the Police enables disaggregated data to be collected to ensure accurate recording and analysis of violence and abuse towards disabled people; and
e. ensuring people subject to compulsory detention on the basis of disability have ready access to trained advocates free of charge, and ensuring advocates cannot be prevented from visiting clients on demand to act as witnesses to situations and conditions.