JamiiTalks
JF Advocacy Team
- Aug 7, 2018
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Covid-19 ni janga ambalo ni hatari kwa watu katika jamii, lakini ni hatari zaidi kwa watu wenye mahitaji maalumu kutokana na hali walizonazo kuwafanywa washinde kutekeleza mambo muhimu ili kuchukua tahadhari ya janga hili.
Wataalamu wa afya wanashauri watu wa karibu na wenye uhitaji maalumu kuwasaidia kwa kuwapa taarifa sahihi zinazohusu janga hili pamoja na namna wanavyoweza kujilinda ikiwa hali zao za kiafya zinaruhusu.
Zaidi ya hayo, wanashauri familia na watu ambao wapo karibu na watu wenye uhitaji maalumu kuwasaidia kuchukua tahadhari kwa kufuata kanuni za kujilinda zinazoshauriwa na wataalamu na ikibidi kuwapeleka kupata chanjo.
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WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY?
Persons with disabilities face specific barriers in carrying out their daily lives in the community due to COVID-19
response measures. In particular, stay at home restrictions that do not consider their needs create disruptions and new
risks to their autonomy, health and lives.
Many persons with disabilities who rely on others for daily living (through formal support by service providers or
informal support by relatives/friends) find themselves without support due to movement restrictions and physical
distancing measures. This may leave them at high risk without access to food, essential goods and medicine, and
prevented from carrying out basic daily activities such as bathing, cooking, or eating.
Public information on COVID-19 measures is not systematically communicated nor disseminated in accessible formats
and means to reach all persons with disabilities (e.g. sign language interpretation, captioning, Easy to Read format, etc).
In addition, some persons with disabilities, such as persons with psychosocial disabilities and autistic persons, might
not be able to cope with strict confinement at home. Short and careful outings throughout the day are key for them to
cope with the situation
What are some of the key actions States and other stakeholders can take?
Ensure that information on COVID-19 related measures is accessible to persons with disabilities, including through
sign language interpretation, captioning, and easy to read formats, among others.
Ensure that support persons of persons with disabilities are exempted from stay-at-home restrictions in order to
provide support.
Promote and coordinate the development of community support networks, and ensure the availability of
protective materials, equipment and products.
Consider establishing opening hours giving priority to persons with disabilities and their personal assistants in
supermarkets, groceries and other essential shops, during stay-at-home/confinement measures.
Ensure the provision of reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities by refraining from blanket
prohibitions of leaving home and imposing fines, and creating exemptions for persons with disabilities to be outside.
Wataalamu wa afya wanashauri watu wa karibu na wenye uhitaji maalumu kuwasaidia kwa kuwapa taarifa sahihi zinazohusu janga hili pamoja na namna wanavyoweza kujilinda ikiwa hali zao za kiafya zinaruhusu.
Zaidi ya hayo, wanashauri familia na watu ambao wapo karibu na watu wenye uhitaji maalumu kuwasaidia kuchukua tahadhari kwa kufuata kanuni za kujilinda zinazoshauriwa na wataalamu na ikibidi kuwapeleka kupata chanjo.
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WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY?
Persons with disabilities face specific barriers in carrying out their daily lives in the community due to COVID-19
response measures. In particular, stay at home restrictions that do not consider their needs create disruptions and new
risks to their autonomy, health and lives.
Many persons with disabilities who rely on others for daily living (through formal support by service providers or
informal support by relatives/friends) find themselves without support due to movement restrictions and physical
distancing measures. This may leave them at high risk without access to food, essential goods and medicine, and
prevented from carrying out basic daily activities such as bathing, cooking, or eating.
Public information on COVID-19 measures is not systematically communicated nor disseminated in accessible formats
and means to reach all persons with disabilities (e.g. sign language interpretation, captioning, Easy to Read format, etc).
In addition, some persons with disabilities, such as persons with psychosocial disabilities and autistic persons, might
not be able to cope with strict confinement at home. Short and careful outings throughout the day are key for them to
cope with the situation
What are some of the key actions States and other stakeholders can take?
Ensure that information on COVID-19 related measures is accessible to persons with disabilities, including through
sign language interpretation, captioning, and easy to read formats, among others.
Ensure that support persons of persons with disabilities are exempted from stay-at-home restrictions in order to
provide support.
Promote and coordinate the development of community support networks, and ensure the availability of
protective materials, equipment and products.
Consider establishing opening hours giving priority to persons with disabilities and their personal assistants in
supermarkets, groceries and other essential shops, during stay-at-home/confinement measures.
Ensure the provision of reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities by refraining from blanket
prohibitions of leaving home and imposing fines, and creating exemptions for persons with disabilities to be outside.
