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

June Riemer; Karen Soldatic

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

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Abstract

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 language	English
Title of host publication	Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Focus on Covid-19
Editors	Peter Grant
Place of Publication	U.K.
Publisher	Minority Rights Group International
Pages	74-77
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781912938315
Publication status	Published - 2021

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

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