Disability Providers, Carers and Support Workers video

Canberra's disability providers, carers and support workers have been incredibly responsive, flexible and a commited to providing essential services to people with disability since the beginning of the COVID-19 health emergency, but especially during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Kylie Stokes, Executive Director, Sharing Places said “About half the people we support find it impossible to isolate at home. So we continued to stay open and modified our programs so that we could keep people safe”

Focus ACT advise they continue to work with a number of Canberra community services organisations to sure up their infection control procedures and will assist if they have positive COVID-19 cases.

Lisa Kelly, Carers ACT said “I wish that following these 2 years we can come together and continue to come together as a community and really value every member of the community and really think about what’s it like when we’re not included and how do I therefore make sure everybody is”

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