Questions General questions 1. What has been the overall experience of the disabled people and whānau in your community or network during this Omicron phase of COVID-19? 2. How would you describe the community, network, organisation, or membership that you are considering in your responses? Specific questions 3. Access to relevant information and advice during the Omicron outbreak: a. What do you know about the experiences of disabled people and whānau around accessing information and advice about COVID-19 during the Omicron outbreak? b. What has the experience of your network or organisation been of accessing relevant information and advice? c. How clear, accessible, timely and easy to understand has information and advice been? d. How has information and advice been tailored towards different groups and organisations (including updates over time)? 4. For people who get COVID-19 during the Omicron outbreak: a. What do you know about the experiences of disabled people or someone in their bubble who get COVID-19? b. What do you know about the experiences of disabled people and whānau in seeking assistance when they or someone in their bubble has tested positive for COVID-19 or needs to isolate? c. To what extent has assistance met their needs? Government support 5. Continuity of care: a. What do you know about the experiences of disabled people and whānau during the Omicron outbreak, who usually receive services, e.g., funded by the Ministry of Health (DSS/Aged Care supports), ACC and DHBs? b. What do you know about the communication that disabled people and whānau have had with their support provider about potential service disruption? c. Have disabled people and whānau had opportunities to have input into revised plans, due to service disruption? If so, how? d. Have disabled people and whānau had services disrupted without any prior communication? If so, how? e. Are experiences different for disabled people on Individualised Funding or receiving personalised budgets? If so, how? N.B., if possible, please say which government services you are referring to in your responses. 46 Inquiry into the Support of Disabled People and Whānau During Omicron