Jane Rosengrave

Jane Rosengrave is a proud Yorta Yorta woman who lives with an intellectual disability and is widely respected for her fearless advocacy regarding violence against people with disability. Jane has given evidence at many Royal Commissions on abuse, and supported others to too. Jane lived in institutions from six months old, in conditions she describes as “like a jail”. From six until she turned 21, she experienced sexual abuse and emotional torment by more than one perpetrator. She lived in an abusive relationship for 16 years and now has a home of her own and is “free as a bird”.