The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying inequalities experienced by the world’s one billion people with disabilities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in launching a report issued on Wednesday that calls for
Researchers at UNSW Sydney spoke to 2,341 disability workers about their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak, and found that many felt anxious and unsafe while working.
This led me to thinking about how the current environment is leading to disability accommodations becoming widely available, not because of some ethical awakening or increased empathy but because now
People with disability are paying 10 per cent extra for support services because of coronavirus. National Disability Insurance Agency chief Martin Hoffman confirmed the 10 per cent loading fee while
he COVID-19 pandemic has left many feeling uncertain of their future, but for those living with a disability the challenges posed are proving to be far more complex. Andrea Mason
Disability support workers have had poor access to personal protective equipment and other health precautions during the pandemic, a new survey reveals.
Many children have been learning at home during the pandemic. But for parents with children living with a disability the transition has been tough. Some families say they're exhausting their
Homeschooling is difficult enough for most families, but parents of students with disabilities say they urgently need more support to help educate their kids. Fiona Sharkie, CEO of Victorian peak
Whether it's been the bushfires, the floods, the disability royal commission or the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been there, beside our leaders at every press conference. Auslan interpreters have been
A disability carer allegedly secretly filmed videos of himself physically and verbally abusing five vulnerable adults and sexually abusing two children in western Sydne
The answer to these and similar questions of equal access and fundamental rights of disabled people must be yes. Yes, it is always appropriate for disabled people to advocate for
A coalition of advocacy groups are demanding the government include people receiving the disability support pension on the fortnightly $550 COVID-19 supplement following the exclusion of disabled people and their
