3.3 Inclusive Health: Disability Inclusion in COVID19 Response in the Dimension of International Development
Intended Audience: Persons with disabilities, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Local Governments, Local NGOs, International NGOs, International governmental organizations (INGOs), Donor organizations (National, international)
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Please note: Credit should be given to the US International Council on Disabilities and Rehabilitation International. Important Resources:
- Disability Inclusion in COVID-19 Funding: Checklist (July 2020)
- Checklist for Planning a Disability Inclusive COVID-19: Socio-Economic Response and Recovery (July 2020)
- Saving Lives, Scaling-up Impact and Getting Back on Track
- Accessible Information about COVID19
- European Disability Forum & WHO Messaging on Accessible COVID 19 Information
- Blog on Meeting the Health Needs of Persons with Disabilities During COVID-19 (coronavirus)
- Video Viewing from World Bank – Animation on inclusive safety during COVID at school.
- International Disability Alliance — Key Recommendations and other good sources
- WHO — #AskWHO conversation on disability considerations during COVID-19
- OHCHR- COVID-19: Who is protecting the people with disabilities? – UN rights expert https:/www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25725&LangID=E
- UNICEF — COVID-19 response: Considerations for Children and Adults with Disabilities
- UN News – Preventing discrimination of people with disabilities in the COVID-19 response
- UNESCO- COVID 19 Education Disruption and Response
- ILO – Persons with disabilities in the COVID-19 response
- UN India – Accessible-format Informative Videos on COVID-19
- Red Cross – Disaster safety for people with disabilities
- Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19 The report highlights how the pandemic is affecting the world’s 1 billion people with disabilities and recommends a disability-inclusive response and recovery for everyone.
- Tip sheet for monitoring a disability-inclusive response to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings| Download the Word Document The tip sheet provides technical guidelines and resources for the application of a disability-inclusive monitoring framework within the COVID-19 humanitarian response.
- Disability Inclusion in COVID-19 Funding: Checklist (July 2020) | Download the Word Document This checklist is aimed at COVID-19 funding mechanisms and UN Country Teams (UNCTs) which are mobilizing and accessing funding. It sets out key considerations to ensure funding and investment on COVID-19 response and recovery are inclusive of persons with disabilities.
- Checklist for Planning a Disability Inclusive COVID-19: Socio-Economic Response and Recovery (July 2020)| Download the Word Document Setting out the minimum considerations for UNCTs in supporting disability inclusion in the immediate COVID-19 response and recovery, this checklist can be used by country teams and partners as a guide during the process of conducting assessments, designing, implementing and monitoring the response and recovery efforts.
- Disability-inclusive COVID-19 response and recovery: Key Messages (19 July 2020)| Download the Word Document This document has been developed for UNCTs to support their communications on disability-inclusive COVID-19 response and recovery.
Key Learning Objectives in this module:
- Understand the legal basis for disability inclusion in COVID19 response and health programs.
- Consider the barriers that persons with disabilities face in the context of COVID19 response.
- Identify entry points for OPD engagement in COVID19 response.
- Review emerging good practices in ensuring access to COVID response for persons with disabilities in international cooperation programs.
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