cover image: M - aking sure people with d - isabilities get their rights

M - aking sure people with d - isabilities get their rights

14 Apr 2020

This includes: • Some older people • People with some types of disabilities • Some people who have already been ill for some time Some people with disabilities might be in danger because they do not get the right support. [...] 4 For example, many people with disabilities might find it hard to get: • Information they can understand about Covid-19 and how to keep safe • The right health care and support during Covid-19 People can get Covid-19 if they spend time near other people who are ill. [...] For example: • The lessons might be hard for children with disabilities to understand • Children with disabilities might not have the internet or know how to use it 8 What we w ant governments in the worl d to do There is an important document about the rights of people with disabilities in the world. [...] 9 Information Governments should give people with disabilities information they can understand about: • Covid-19 and how to keep safe • Support they can get For example, there should be: • Information in easy words • Information in sign language on TV • Websites that are easy for people with different disabilities to use Plans Governments should think about what people with disabilities need when. [...] Governments should: • Move people with disabilities out of hospitals and homes for people with disabilities if it is safe • Stop new people living in the hospitals and homes Staff in hospitals and homes for people with disabilities should: • Keep everything clean and safe • Think about how friends and family can stay in touch in a safe way Many people with disabilities live in the community.

Authors

Estelle Bloom

Pages
13
Published in
United States of America