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COVID-19 Insights: Towards just futures

Diane Brown
Research and Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Lawrence
Monday 25th May, 2020
This research provides insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on people with disability and offers some directions for recovery post-COVID The COVID-19 pandemic poses immediate risks for people with disability
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Disability support toolkit for front line workers supporting people with disability who have been impacted by violence and abuse.

1800respect
Monday 18th May, 2020
The toolkit has resources for frontline workers and 1800RESPECT counsellors who now provide improved support to people with disability who are impacted by violence and abuse. The Toolkit is a
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Australian Disability Intermediaries Sector Report

Disability Intermediaries Australia
Thursday 30th April, 2020
This inaugural flagship report for the Intermediaries Sector exposes challenges within the operating and policy environment and features the results from the inaugural Intermediary Sector Survey which 461 intermediary service
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Supported Independent Living Report

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Parliament of Australia
Wednesday 13th May, 2020
The committee was very critical of how complicated and confusing the whole process was – and just how little had changed over the last few years. The report makes 45
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Human rights at the heart of response

United Nations
Guidance Note
While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens all members of society, persons with disabilities are disproportionately impacted due to attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers that are reproduced in the COVID-19 response. This
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10 steps to excellent NDIS therapy reports: VALID’s guide to NDIS therapist reports for allied health professionals

VALID
Friday 3rd August, 2018
This 20-page good practice guide and associated Easy Read videos, will help allied health professionals develop excellent reports that provide the evidence the NDIS needs to get the best outcomes.
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Advokit: An advocacy hub for COVID-19

Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) in partnership with Inclusion Australia
Wednesday 29th April, 2020

AdvoKit is a pop-up website that gives you all the advocacy information you need in one place. All resources offer plain language summaries of the key information so you can…

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Statement of Concern – COVID-19: Human rights, disability and ethical decision-making

Disabled Peoples Organisations Australia
Tuesday 14th April, 2020
This Statement of Concern is made by internationally recognised independent experts in the area of human rights, bioethics and disability who have come together to emphasise key human rights principles
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Q&A webinar with Scott McNaughton from the National Disability Insurance Agency

Every Australian Counts
Thursday 9th April, 2020
The forum covered a lot of issues, including PPE and support for self-managing participants. Two notable coming changes are more flexibility to use NDIS funding for devices for people who
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Best practice in disability advocacy – Course promo

DARU
Friday 3rd April, 2020
This course is a foundation in how to provide best practice individual advocacy. You will learn how a person with disability works through advocacy issues with the assistance of advocates
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Supporting people to stay infection free online course

Disability Services Consulting
Friday 20th March, 2020
This early release module is part of a new online support worker training package that provides practical strategies for preventing and controlling infections. This 30 minute eLearning module is specifically
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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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