COVID-19 resources

Australian women against Violence Alliance (AWAVA) is continuing to update their COVID-19 resources page.

It includes a wide compilation of Family & Domestic Violence resources relevant to COVID-19, as well as a large list of resources for many other communities.

For more information, please view the resources.

And below are some of specific information People with Disability:

• Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has created a Coronavirus COVID-19 page of resources. It includes information on issues for women with disability such as access to grocery items and medications, as well as Auslan interpretations, easy English fact-sheets and resources for surviving social isolation.
• People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has created a COVID-19 Hub. This hub includes latest news, accessible resource, where to get help, information on disability support services and more.
• The NDIA has created Coronavirus FAQS and Easy Read information for NDIS participants.
• Ideas. has created Easy English Coronavirus COVID-19 Resources. 
• The Disability Royal Commission has suspended upcoming public hearings and community forums, and released both a media release and statement of concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic for people with disability.
• The Australian Government Department of Health has created Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for health care and residential care workers.
• You can join the Disability and Chronic Illness COVID-19 Information Clearinghouse Australia Facebook group for ongoing updates.
• Asbestos.com has created a guide to Coronavirus for cancer patients, considering older adults with cancer and chronic illness have the highest risk for developing severe complications from COVID-19.
• Mesothelioma Lawyer Center has released a blog post with relevant information relating to COVID-19 for Mesothelioma patients. 
• The Council for Intellectual Disability has released plain English information on the COVIDSafe app.
• The Australian Government has funded a dedicated Disability Information Helpline to provide accessible information, counselling and outreach services for people with disability who are concerned about or affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
• Women with Disabilities Victoria has released two new guides for workers about responding to violence against women with disabilities in the COVID-19 context.