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Person with disability doing dishes in the kitchen of his home. Source: Getty

A Royal Commission assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disability has heard that people with disabilities fear discrimination when it comes to treatment, while fears grow for care sector cross-contamination.

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A Royal Commission assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disability has heard that people with disabilities fear discrimination when it comes to treatment, while fears grow for care sector cross-contamination.

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