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Concern millions of Australians with disability not on the NDIS have been ‘forgotten’

Elizabeth Wright,Celina Edmonds and Evan Young
ABC News
Wednesday 18th May, 2022
"No one is talking about the [more than] 85 per cent of people with disabilities who aren't on the NDIS and many of those people are struggling to get the
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I’m one of thousands of Australians with chronic fatigue syndrome but I’m lucky: I’ve become a human experiment

Alice Rumble
ABC News
Saturday 14th May, 2022
Some disabilities are "over medicalised". Disabilities are often seen as medical problems when many really arise from a lack of accessibility. As Dylan Alcott recently explained, when he is in
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NDIS participants like Alicia stuck in hospitals waiting for homes as specialist housing sits vacant, advocacy groups say

Elizabeth Wright and Alison Branley
ABC News
Friday 6th May, 2022
Ms Appleby doesn't need to be in a hospital. The only reason she's there is because of a dispute with the NDIS over the details of her care and housing
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NDIA under pressure to end delays and get participants out of hospitals and aged care homes

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Canberra Times
Thursday 17th March, 2022
A coalition of housing, health and disability groups has launched a pre-election campaign calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency to dramatically speed up decisions about funding for supported accommodation.
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People with intellectual disability die 27 years earlier than other Australians. Can a new campaign remedy that?

Celina Edmonds
ABC News
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Linda Hughes never leaves her son alone in hospital, for fear he might die if he does not get the treatment he deserves. "I certainly know we've saved his life
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Masks, RATs and clean air: how people with disability can protect themselves from COVID

Anne Kavanagh and Helen Dickinson
University New South Wales
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
People with disability bear a disproportionate burden of COVID infections, serious disease and death. Every time a support worker enters their home, people with disability risk COVID exposure. But while
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Pandemics disable people – the history lesson that policymakers ignore

Laura Spinney
Nature
Wednesday 16th February, 2022
Influenza, polio and more have shown that infections can change lives even decades later. Why the complacency over possible long-term effects of COVID-19?
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National Roadmap for Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability

Australia Department of Health
Friday 13th August, 2021
This roadmap aims to address serious health inequities faced by people with intellectual disability. It outlines how we can create a health system where people with intellectual disability are valued,
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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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Call for disability status of pregnant women to be recorded to improve the standard of care

Jean Edwards
ABC News
Tuesday 20th July, 2021
Mrs Bonanno is among an estimated 9 per cent of Australian women of childbearing age who have a disability, but little is known about their health during pregnancy, birth and
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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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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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