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COVID-19 and Disability Webinar Summary Note

Published: April 2020

Main topic: Inclusion, Crisis response, COVID-19

Study countrie(s): South Africa, Pakistan, India, Mexico

Written by: Ann Frye

Published by: High Volume Transport Programme

Study type: Webinar note

While everyone is affected by the global pandemic, older people and those with disabilities are often disproportionately affected by the impact of the current restrictions on their mobility, health and wellbeing as well as on their access to information in formats appropriate to them (e.g. sign language, lip reading).
The webinar draws on current experiences from colleagues around the world working in this field and draws together thoughts on key issues and useful initiatives in place, or planned, to address them.