Research commissioned by Developing Australian Communities has revealed 46 percent of Queenslanders believe that discrimination is the biggest challenge facing the disability community. 

Over a third of people in Queensland reported having experienced discrimination first-hand or against someone they know with a disability.

Ipswich child and adolescent psychiatrist Shannon Morton, runs multidisciplinary mental health service, the Kooky Clinic in Mortimer Street.

Dr Morton said a combination of underfunding for mental health services and