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Australians with disabilities missing out on essential services as Covid-19 crisis escalates

Luke Henriques-Gomes
The Guardian
Tuesday 17th March, 2020
People with disabilities have had their national disability insurance scheme and other support services cancelled and been unable to get essential medication and supplies during the coronavirus outbreak, according to
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Disability sector fears being left out of COVID19 response

Judy Skatssoon
Australian Ageing Agenda
Wednesday 18th March, 2020
There are concerns the disability sector is being left behind in the national coronavirus response. Disability was absent from Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s public health announcement last week and a
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Parents of children with disability fear the worst as coronavirus cuts services

RACHEL CARY
SBS News
Wednesday 18th March, 2020
The disability sector is pleading for clearer guidelines on how the government will protect disabled children and young people during the coronavirus crisis.
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COVID-19 preparation must include people with disability

Mirage News
Wednesday 11th March, 2020
“We call on the Federal Government to urgently update the Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 to include the needs of people with disability. In addition,
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Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner on what the annual NDIS market survey means for participants

Ben Gauntlett
The Mandarin
Wednesday 11th March, 2020
When considering the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the most important voice should always be the participants with lived experience of disability. These individuals might be the quietest Australians. For
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Urgent calls for targeted COVID-19 response for people with disability

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Monday 16th March, 2020
Australia needs a targeted response to coronavirus for people with disabilities and the disability service sector, experts warn. Leading health and disability researchers say people with disability are a vulnerable
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List of issues for people with disability – COVID-19

Disability Peak Bodies
Friday 20th March, 2020
Monday 21st December, 2020
Call for immediate proactive response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Australians with disability. The following is a list of issues that need to be addressed urgently to ensure the wellbeing of
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Disability services are essential services’: NDS CEO

Fran Kelly
RN Breakfast
Thursday 19th March, 2020
Service providers are warning that 250,000 Australians with a disability are feeling "forgotten" by the emergency response planning for the COVID-19 virus. Peak body National Disability Services warned Federal Human
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Disability Support Pension (DSP) pre-claim guide

Services Australia
Friday 21st February, 2020

This guide has been developed to help you understand the rules for DSP and decide whether to make a claim. It won’t tell you if you’ll get DSP. This is

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Disability RC reveals important medical history

El Gibbs
Eureka street
Monday 2nd March, 2020
Over and over the last two weeks, the same words echoed. They didn’t listen to me. They didn’t see me. They didn’t think I was worth helping.
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Calls for coordinated approach as NDIS access issues continue

Anastasia Tsirtsakis
RACGPP
Friday 6th March, 2020
Senators heard at an estimates hearing that the National Disability Insurance Agency is still working through 16,000 unopened email enquiries.
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Hired only to be fired, the plight of workers with disabilities revealed

David Taylor
PM
Monday 2nd March, 2020
The ABC understands there's now an alarming number of job seekers with disabilities who are being hired to ensure companies meet diversity target, but then are promptly fired. Disability employment
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