Concerns Australians with disabilities not receiving support needed in bushfire evacuations

RAAF airmen and Victorian paramedic Craig Hooper help an elderly evacuee off a civiian search and rescue flight at the RAAF Base in East Sale. Source: Department of Defence

There are concerns Australians living with disabilities are not receiving the support or accessibility they need when bushfire evacuations are called in their area.

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Calls for reforms to disaster planning and management suggest placing vulnerable people at the centre.