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Advice for people with disability - COVID-19
The Australian Government Department of Health’s website explains how people with disability can protect themselves from COVID-19 and provides a range of adice regarding COVID-19:
COVID-19 advice for people with disability
The advice includes how you can protect yourself through good hygiene, physical distancing, avoiding public gatherings, isolating if sick, and finding safe and alternative ways to get the services you need.
The following fact sheets havebeen published on the Department of Health’s website on the Advice for People with Disability page:
For families
- Information for Families of a person with intellectual or developmental disability during the COVID-19 health emergency
For support workers and carers
- Information for Disability Support Providers and Workers
- Guide to personal protective equipment (PPE) for disability care providers
- Information for support workers and carers on coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for people with disability
For health professionals supporting people with disability
- Information for Health Workers in Emergency Departments
- Information for Health Workers in hospitals
- Information for health workers
- Information for Health and Mental Health Workers
- Information for Primary Health Care Services
For home care providers
A series of Auslan videos on the COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan for People with Disability has also been uploaded to the front page of their YouTube channel
The Department of Health has also shared the content on their social media channels including:
Facebook Easy Read COVID-19 information
Facebook COVID-19 Disability Information Helpline
