People with disability are missing out on vital services as a large number of the sectors aid workers have been forced into COVID-19 isolation across the country. Health and Community Services Union official Róisín McGee said as many as 20 percent of carers were furloughed as they are either isolating or sick with the virus, which sent “dangerous” signals to workers. “This industry has already been cut to the bone, but staffing numbers are now at the minimum safety level,” McGee said. “It’s dangerous for workers and worrying for people with a disability who need support.” “The staff who are still working now—they’ve worked through pandemics, lockdowns, seeing their colleagues get sick and maybe die. And now they’ve seen their fellow employees burn out and leave.” In Victoria, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) screening check—which ensures workers do not present an unacceptable risk to participants—had been delayed to up to …