Staying safe during the pandemic
Vaccination
Masks and exemptions
23
25
Isolating to protect from COVID-19 in the community
26
Access to and use of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)
27
Support to isolate safely
28
Disrupted disability support services
30
Health services availability
34
Lack of support in education settings
37
Conclusions and cross-cutting themes
40
Recommendations and observations
41
Taking immediate action
41
Preparing for the continued responses to COVID-19
42
Designing systems and policies for disability inclusiveness (medium-term)
43
Transforming society’s cultural assumptions about disability (medium-term)
43
2
23
Areas for further consideration
44
Appendix 1: Inquiry questionnaire
45
Appendix 2: Ethical and thematic analysis approaches
48
References
49
Inquiry into the Support of Disabled People and Whānau During Omicron