Australia : the essential role of community action for First Nations people with disabilities during the pandemic

June Riemer, Karen Soldatic

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Abstract

![CDATA[Disability, chronic conditions and illness disproportionately impact on Australia’s First Nations peoples. According to a nationwide survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2015, almost a quarter of the estimated 523,200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population were living with disabilities, compared to only 17.5 per cent of non-Indigenous Australians.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMinority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Focus on Covid-19
EditorsPeter Grant
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherMinority Rights Group International
Pages74-77
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781912938315
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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