The last of the Covid protections may have lifted, but disabled people still have the right to health and the right to support, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker.
“The restrictions may have gone but the impact of Covid will be with us for a long time.
Our attention must be focussed on removing barriers to healthcare, and to the disability support system, in response to the reality of the post-Covid protections world we now live in.”
The right to health includes access to both timely, accessible, and appropriate healthcare, which tāngata whaikaha Māori and disabled people face many barriers to.