Calls for national healthcare protocol after woman being denied mammogram due to disability

Members of the disability community are demanding a national protocol in a push for equal access to healthcare services.

Physical Disability Australia is an advocacy group for those with physical disability and one of the organisations backing calls to address national standards.

This comes after Award-winning lawyer, artist and adaptive fashion designer, Carol Taylor, who uses a wheelchair, was diagnosed with an aggressive Stage 2, triple-positive breast cancer three weeks after she was denied a mammogram as a result of her disability.

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First aired on The Wire, Thursday 24 July 2025