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Locked in: Moving on COVID action for people with disability

When COVID-19 arrived on Australian shores in 2019, people with disability knew that they would be adversely affected. But their very real concerns were ignored which heightened the level of
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Climate change disasters are a disability rights issue. Here’s why.

Hannah Turner
Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Tuesday 13th September, 2022
But while race and income have been commonly used as factors in predicting climate change vulnerability, there is another specific form of risk that's vital to recognize, too: that of
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‘I’ve got nothing’: inquiry hears of lack of suitable housing for people with disabilities after flood

Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian Australia
Monday 29th August, 2022
Sometimes it meant “14 days without a shower”, Colin said. "I‘ve got no support, I’ve got nothing. I’ve got no way of cooking food, there is no fridge … [The]
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Living with a disability during the pandemic

Dyah Pitaloka
Monash Lens
Wednesday 10th August, 2022
Many have admitted the pandemic impacted their wellbeing and financial capabilities. Already present with disadvantages, people living with disability face even more restrictions during this period.
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Australians with disabilities and their caregivers at more risk of homelessness, PTSD after flood

University of Sydney
Medical Express
Monday 8th August, 2022
People with disability and their caregivers experienced profound impact and systemic neglect during and after the 2017 Northern Rivers floods, with many still unable to access stable housing, and at
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Ballina Advocate for People with Disability speaks to the United Nations in New York

Eve Jeffery
Echo
Monday 18th July, 2022
Ms Cox says the world continues to collectively experience a global situation of risk, the pandemic continues, armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters continue to happen. ‘Despite these events,
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Disability community demands inclusive plan for COVID future

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Wednesday 13th July, 2022
“People have experienced a lot of fear, illness, isolation and neglect,” explained Dominic Golding, policy officer at National Ethnic Disability Alliance. “COVID has had a really big impact on where
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Disability services not always suited to digital, report reveals

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Friday 8th July, 2022
The Provider Choice research report, COVID-19 and the NDIS, found that for many participants, digital delivery of services was inadequate during the pandemic, and face-to-face was preferred, in a finding
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EMBER app to help you in an emergency

The Flagstaff Group
Wednesday 6th July, 2022
For people living with disability, the need is greater to plan, act early and be prepared for an emergency. Standing for Emergency Management Backpack Evacuation Resource, EMBER comprises resources and
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Disabled people are playing their part in defending their country, say Ukraine activists

John Pring
Disability News Service
Thursday 30th June, 2022
Disabled activists in Ukraine have been kidnapped and killed, residential institutions have been shelled, and Deaf people have been unable to escape to shelters because they cannot hear the air
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Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning

Eden Gillespie
Guardian Australia
Monday 11th April, 2022

After being evicted from her short-term accommodation to make way for tourists, flood victim Margaret was left with nowhere else to go. “I would have been homeless, living out of…

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Disability sector demands inclusive disaster preparedness

Jonathan Alley
PBA
Wednesday 6th April, 2022
A coalition of 40 disability rights and advocacy organisations has endorsed an open letter to politicians running in the 2022 election, that demands a new approach to ensuring better safety
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