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'Forgotten Workforce' - The University of Melbourne Report on Disability Support

Advocacy for Inclusion Season 2 Episode 15

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DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS: THE FORGOTTEN WORKFORCE IN COVID-19 describes the findings from a national survey of 357 disability support workers (DSWs) conducted online between May and June 2020.

In this episode, Rob discusses the results of this survey and that doing the right thing by people with disability means doing the right thing by people who support them.

You can read the report here: https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/disability-support-workers-and-covid-19-findings-from-our-survey

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