Resources and Tools for Action During COVID-19
International Disability Alliance (2020)
This webpage provides a range of resources and tools for action to protect the rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including:
- Advocacy letters;
- Recommendations and guidelines;
- Local government responses to the pandemic for persons with disabilities;
- Advocacy groups.
COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor
COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (2020)
To support the global understanding of the consequences of challenges on persons with disabilities, the rights monitor seeks to gather information (i) on the experiences of persons with disabilities, and (ii) on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to this specific population.
Children with Disabilities and COVID-19 repository
Better Care Network (2020)
This live repository is frequently updated with resources related to the care and protection of children with disabilities during COVID-19.
Repository of resources on disability inclusion and COVID-19
IDDC, CORE Group Disability Inclusive Health Technical Advisory Group (2020)
This live repository is frequently updated with resources related to the care and protection of people with disabilities during COVID-19.
Children with Disabilities and COVID-19 repository
Better Care Network (2020)
This live repository is frequently updated with resources related to the care and protection of children with disabilities during COVID-19.
Tip sheets on CwD and COVID-19 (child protection, cash transfers, education, health, nutrition and water, hygiene and sanitation)
Save the Children (2020)
These concise fact sheets provide fast facts, and recommendations, for how to best protect children with disabilities during COVID-10, across different sectors/thematic areas.
Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID19 Response: 10 recommendations from the International Disability Alliance
International Disability Alliance (2020).
The list comprises practical solutions and recommendations to overcome the main barriers that persons with disabilities face during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document is based on inputs received from IDA members aiming to assist global, regional, national and local advocacy to address the range of risks persons with disabilities face.
Risk Communication & Community Engagement for COVID-19: Engaging with Children and Adults with Disabilities
UNICEF (2020).
This document comprises tips for practitioners on key considerations when planning to engage children and adults with disabilities for COVID-19 response.
Research: Situational Analysis - Disaster and Disability
CSID (2002)
This document is a situational analysis of the situation of persons with disabilities living in the coastal belt of Bangladesh regarding their vulnerability to natural disasters. The study aims to influence policies for appropriate preparedness and rehabilitation interventions to protect people with disabilities.
Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Children's Services
Together Trust (n/d)
This document is a submission to parliament providing information on the impact of COVID-19 on families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in the UK.