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How the coronavirus response has broken down barriers for people with disability

By Priscilla Sutton
ABC Life
Friday 1st May, 2020
Coronavirus is knocking down barriers that people with disability have been fighting a lifetime for, and it's benefitting everyone.
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Coronavirus and human rights: New UN report calls for disability-inclusive recovery

UN News
Wednesday 6th May, 2020
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
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AUSLAN interpreters in spotlight during year of disasters and pandemic

Eleni Psaltis
RN Breakfast
Monday 4th May, 2020
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
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5 reasons why there’s no wrong time to fight for disability rights

Andrew PulrangContributor
Forbes
Friday 24th April, 2020
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
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Accessibility Dissonance: The disability community’s overlooked fight for remote learning

Itzia Crespo
The State Press
Thursday 16th April, 2020
As universities around the world go online and many workers shift from cubicles to dining tables, some people with disabilities are left wondering if ableism was the only thing standing
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Meaning well doesn’t equal inclusion

Christina Ryan
Disability Leadership Institute Blog
Thursday 26th March, 2020
So, why is it still so hard to find good workplaces that are inclusive where disabled people feel comfortable and stay for the long haul? Why have the statistics on
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Assistive Technology for All

Assistive Tech for all
Sunday 1st March, 2020
This campaign is calling for people with disability who are not eligible for the NDIS to stop falling through the cracks. These people should have equitable access to the assistive
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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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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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Creating a More Inclusive World: How to Test Products for Accessibility and Usability

Ashley Ferguson
“We’ve tested for usability — now we need to look at accessibility.” If you work in user research, you’ve probably heard statements like this. Researchers often go about testing for
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Disabled People Call Out Things Non-Disabled People Don’t Realize Are Offensive

Elyse Wanshel
Huff Post Australia
Wednesday 1st January, 2020

Case in point, on Sunday, the hashtag #YouMightBeAbleistIf began to trend on Twitter, sparking tons of responses from the disability community of everyday and casual instances of ableism they’ve experienced.

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Netflix show Atypical and Rain Man don’t tell the real story of living with autism

Nick McAllister
ABC News
Tuesday 21st January, 2020
Authentic representation matters and when creators, writers and the TV networks get these stories wrong, it distorts how society views people with a disability.
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