Access All: Disability News and Mental Health - ‘It felt really unfair’: The disabled migrants turned away from Australia

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It is known as the land of the “fair go” but some disabled people hoping to move to Australia are having their visa applications rejected because of presumed costs around their health care.

Emma Tracey speaks to the BBC’s Australia correspondent, Katy Watson, who experienced this policy first hand when filing paperwork for her son who has Down’s syndrome. And Jonathon Wales, who planned to move to Australia for a dream job, says his family’s hopes were crushed when their plans were halted because his son is autistic.

We hear about the legislative review that is looking into this.

Also in this episode, Dominique Davis - aka Variety D - talks about how it feels to perform on stage as a black, female, disabled comic.

Presenter Emma Tracey
Production by Alex Collins and Daniel Gordon
Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill
Edited by Beth Rose

Published on Wednesday, 17th July 2024.

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