A disabled woman has caught COVID-19 from a support worker after the National Disability Insurance Agency refused to allow her sister to provide care instead during the pandemic. Sheree Driver told the disability royal commission on Wednesday that her sister’s mental state had rapidly declined after being without care for almost a month as a result of the decision.
Read full story... (off-site)- Topics:
- Case study, Disability Royal Commission, Emergency management, Health, NDIS
- Author:
- Chloe Booker and Rachel Eddie
- Source:
- The Age
- Date published:
- Wed 19th Aug, 2020