Disability Royal Commission recommends changes following COVID-19 hearing

It was a “serious failure” that no Australian Government agency with responsibility for disability policy, including the Department of Health, made “any significant effort” to consult with people with disability or their representative organisations during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the Disability Royal Commission says.

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Topics:
Disability Royal Commission, Emergency management, Policy reform

Author:
Disability Royal Commission

Date published:
Mon 30th Nov, 2020