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Disability advocates demand action amid slow vaccine rollout

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 17th August, 2021
Frustrated disability groups say the Australian government has failed to protect the nation’s most clinically vulnerable people during the pandemic. Now, they have put forward an 11-point plan to urgently
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‘Letting COVID rip’ would have dire consequences for people with disability, advocates say

Nas Campanella and Celina Edmonds
ABC News
Thursday 15th July, 2021
Disability advocates are alarmed at the idea Australia needs to "learn to live with COVID", saying that could mean a life of isolation and even death for many people with
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People with learning disabilities in England ‘have eight times Covid death rate’

Ian Sample
The Guardian
Thursday 15th July, 2021
The study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Oxford University and Public Health England found risks were particularly high for those with profound learning disabilities linked to
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Statement on mandating vaccination among residential disability support workers

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC)
Friday 9th July, 2021
Many people with disability have a higher risk of developing severe illnesses from COVID-19. Ensuring high vaccination rates among residential disability workers will help protect people with disability. In light
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Coronavirus vaccines are ‘strongly recommended’ for disability support workers, but not yet mandatory

Biwa Kwan
SBS News
Saturday 10th July, 2021
The peak body for disability services says national cabinet's decision not to mandate vaccines for people working in the sector at this time is "hugely disappointing".
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When should mandatory vaccination be on the agenda?

Stephen Duckett and Anika Stobart
Crokey
Friday 9th July, 2021
States and territories (bar Victoria) today committed to introducing public health orders to mandate the COVID-19 vaccination for aged care workers, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said following the latest National
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Vaccination communication resources

Scope Australia
Thursday 1st July, 2021

These resources have been produced to help people with disability and low English literacy understand more about coronavirus vaccinations. The resources include a social script, visual schedule, Easy English document…

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Disability Support Work and the impacts of COVID-19

Melbourne Disability Institute
Friday 28th May, 2021
The study provides important insights into the challenges experienced by staff working in Victorian disability residential settings in the second wave of Victoria’s COVID-19 pandemic. It describes the findings from
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Disability groups play part in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Maggie Coggan
PBA
Monday 7th June, 2021
Disability charities are stepping up to play a part in Australia’s vaccine rollout, opening hubs across the country to help people with disability and their support staff get vaccinated.
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Disability and Disaster Resilience: clearing a path issues paper

DARU
Thursday 3rd June, 2021
Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve from the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at the University of Sydney, who leads Australian research on Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction, has compiled the
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People with Disability Struggle to Access COVID vaccine

Mirage News
Wednesday 19th May, 2021
Disability representative organisation People with Disability Australia has found people with disability are struggling to work out if they are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and are getting extremely inconsistent access
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Slow vaccine rollout in the disability sector branded a national disgrace

Fran Kelly
RN Breakfast
Tuesday 18th May, 2021
Three months into the vaccine rollout and fewer than 1,000 residents in disability support homes have been protected against COVID-19. The vaccination rate of less than five per cent has
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