How do we support people with disability?

“During the 2022 floods, I raised the issue of people with disability being stuck in units which received media attention. I was contacted by a journalist and gave her the names of several people I knew. One woman had to stay awake for two days because a support worker could not make it to her place in The Gap to fit her with a night time oxygen mark. She didn't sleep for fear of dying. A couple of other residents received no help, stuck in their units. One person was blind with no power and another person was wheelchair bound. So many more! It was devastating.”

Harmonie, Kurilpa resident since 1998

Image: Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, 2011. Credit: Queensland Places.