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Coronavirus exposes Indigenous disability gaps, royal commission hears – SBS News
The disability royal commission has heard an Indigenous advocacy body has been overwhelmed by phone calls for everyday supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A leading Indigenous disability advocacy body has been overwhelmed with requests for basic help and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a royal commission has heard.
Damian Griffis, chief executive of the First Peoples Disability Network, said the virus has exacerbated existing inequalities in Australia.
He said the group has received phone calls from across the country from people who don’t have access to crucial items such as incontinence pads.
“Our staff have been overwhelmed, frankly,”…
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