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Katelyn Catanzariti

UNBELIEVABLE: Help for disabled youths left at the mercy of carers - Caught on Camera

When Jessi's chair was damaged, she didn't feel comfortable speaking up but help was available. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

When a support worker bent Jessi Hooper's customised manual wheelchair trying to force it into a car boot, the physical damage was only the beginning.

"There were a lot of issues that entire shift and the entire time I was messaging one of my usual support workers saying 'I don't feel safe, I don't feel comfortable with what's going on'," the 25-year-old tells AAP.

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