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 In the light of the COVID19 pandemic and with the aim to support a disability-inclusive response to the crisis, International Disability Alliance (IDA) has launched this webpage to share the most recent updates and resources as they become available. If you have any updates on how COVID 19 is affecting persons with disabilities in your area of work, or want to share any good practices or lessons learnt, contact IDA's inclusive humanitarian adviser, Elham Youssefian via [email protected]. International Disability Alliance Key Recommendations toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID19 Response Read our full paper on key recommendations in both PDF and Word formats. Espanol - PDF | Word Our key recommendations include: Persons with disabilities must receive information about infection mitigating tips, public restriction plans, and the services offered, in a diversity of accessible formats with use of accessible technologies Additional protective measures must be taken for people with certain types of impairment Rapid awareness raising and training of personnel involved in the response are essential All preparedness and response plans must be inclusive of and accessible to women with disabilities No disability-based institutionalization and abandonment is acceptable During quarantine, support services, personal assistance, physical and communication accessibility must be ensured Measures of public restrictions must consider persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others Persons with disabilities in need of health services due to COVID19 cannot be deprioritized on the ground of their disability OPDs can and should play a key role in raising awareness of persons with disabilities and their families. OPDs can and should play a key role in advocating for disability-inclusive response to the COVID19 crisis In addition, find below some useful resources related to COVID-19 and the disability movement: European Disability Forum: Comprehensive update from Europe World Federation of the Deaf: Informational Newsletter on the Corona Virus Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Opinion paper People First of Canada: Information sheet Surrey Place: Information sheet (Easy Read) Canadian Association for Community Living: Easy Read Inclusion Europe: Easy-to-read information about Coronavirus in many languages Canadian Association for Community Living: Disability-Related Resources for Families International Labor Organisation: COVID-19 and the World of Work Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses (AMPHL): Resource list for deaf and hard of hearing individuals New York City Health: Guidance for people who may have increased risk NYC Health: General coronavirus resources National Organisation for Rare Diseases: Prevention and risk for rare community Shepherd Centre: Coronavirus Q&A Centre for Disease Control: People at risk for serious illness Center for Disability Rights: Action steps for attendant service users Center for Independence of the Disabled New York: Coronavirus updates Center of Research Excellence in Disability and Health [Australia]: COVID19 and people with disabilities National Confederation of Disabled People - NCDP (Greece): Briefing paper Peter Fremlin: Disability Debrief: news on coronavirus response Relief Web: COVID19 - How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement Disability Rights Fund: Response to COVID19 Response Down Syndrome International: Supporting the global community during the Coronavirus crisis Share Site by Ethical Studios Stay Connected Press Centre Legal and Financials Back to Top Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
