“…• not being believed (AHRC, 2014;Parliament of Victoria, 2016;VEOHRC, 2014) • viewed as unreliable and lacking credibility and capacity (AHRC, 2014;Law Council of Australia, 2018;Camilleri, 2008Camilleri, , 2010Ellem & Richards, 2018;French, 2007;Goodfellow & Camilleri, 2003;VEOHRC, 2014) • a lack of accessible information on how to report, lack of support and accommodations during the justice process (AHRC, 2014; VEOHRC, 2014) • negative perceptions about the capacity of people with disability to be a competent witnesses (AHRC, 2014;Ellem & Richards, 2018;French, 2007;VEOHRC, 2014) • barriers associated with police interviews and cross examination, in particular the framing of questions (Law Council of Australia, 2018), which increases comprehension and hence the opportunity to provide a full and honest response Disabled in rural Victoria: Exploring the intersection of victimisation, disability and rurality on access to justice -Camilleri…”