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Disability sector left vulnerable by coronavirus response despite early warnings, royal commission hears – ABC News
A leading academic says the current plan to address the needs of people with disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic needs to be “rapidly changed” and warned state and federal governments back in April.
A leading academic says the current plan to address the needs of people with disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic needs to be “rapidly changed”.
Key points:
- Anne Kavanagh told the commission paid pandemic leave should be guaranteed to the disability workforce
- A survey found 90 per cent of disability service employees couldn’t physically distance at work
- She said Melbourne’s second wave has highlighted inequity in COVID-19 testing
Anne Kavanagh, direct…
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