Posts tagged pandemic
Urgent measures needed to support people with disability during COVID-19 crisis
Urgent measures needed to support people with disability during COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19 is rapidly changing the world around us, and disability peak organisations in Australia have called on government to move quickly to guarantee continuity of essential services, support and information for people with disability, and to curb the risk of infection for people with disability and their support workers. People with disability are rightly worried about the particular risks this health crisis poses for them. This message from the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Children and Young People with Disability, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, First People Disability Network, Inclusion Australia, National Ethnic Disability Alliance, People with Disability Australia and Women with Disabilities Australia explains what needs to be done.

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Policy and governance, Service DeliveryPower to PersuadeCOVID-19, pandemic, Disability
What is COVID-19 and what does 'flatten the curve' mean?
What is COVID-19 and what does 'flatten the curve' mean?

In today’s post, Dr Kathryn Snow methodically and clearly addresses some key questions about COVID-19. Dr Snow is a health services researcher and epidemiologist at the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and collaborates with clinicians, health authorities, and qualitative researchers to improve health services for vulnerable groups. This post was originally published on her blog.

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IssuesPower to Persuadepandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19, health
People with disability and the COVID-19 response
People with disability and the COVID-19 response

Leading health and disability researchers in Australia are calling for urgent action from State and Federal governments to develop a targeted response to COVID-19 for people with disability, their families and the disability service sector. In this post originally published by Croakey, Professor Anne Kavanagh from the University of Melbourne and Associate Professor Gemma Carey from UNSW flag risks facing people with disability in this rapidly shifting environment and set out recommendations for government to mitigate those risks.

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Advocacy, Issues, Service DeliveryPower to Persuadedisability, NDIS, health, COVID-19, pandemic