For too long, the justice system in South Australia has been inaccessible for people with a range of disabilities as investigative and judicial procedures fail to adapt to meet their needs. The court rooms themselves are physically inaccessible. People with many disabilities are denied the right to give evidence, or to receive a fair trial, whilst information about the law is not presented in accessible or appropriate formats.

People with disabilities have been failed by both the police and court system whose employees lack appropriate training to support those with disabilities, failed by an education system that doesn't teach people with disabilities about their rights, and failed by lawmakers who haven't done enough to put in place safeguards to support people with disabilities accessing the justice system.

We need serious material and cultural change, across every part of the system, at every level, to make our justice system accessible for all South Australians.

We call on the Attorney-General to commit to real and systemic change that will finally tear down the barriers people with disabilities face on a daily basis in the South Australian justice system.