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Persons with disabilities are especially vulnerable during the #COVID19 pandemic. This is why we are monitoring a range of issues:

#DisabilityRights

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We are extremely worried with the fact that medical guidelines for triage of #COVID19 patients are discriminating against persons with disabilities. This is happening in several EU countries.

http://edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/open-letter-covid-19-medical-guidelines-should-not-discriminate-against-persons

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We are extremely worried with infection, neglect and abuse in residential institutions.

We call for authorities to find community-based solutions (move persons out of institutions) and to provide personal protective equipment to persons with disabilities and staff.

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Persons with disabilities are being left without community-based support, and they and the staff that supports them don't have access to personal protective equipment. We need funding an support: http://edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/persons-disabilities-stripped-community-based-support-and-protective-equipment-during

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Isolation measures have a disproportional impact on persons with disabilities. Governments need to ensure relaxed measures for persons with disabilities, including those in residential institutions: http://edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/updated-statement-protection-persons-disabilities-institutions-deafblind-persons

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Women and Girls with disabilities face specific risks. Authorities must ensure all measures put in place (example, regarding Domestic Violence) reach them. They must ensure access to healthcare including sexual and reproductive health services.

http://edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/updated-statement-guaranteeing-rights-women-and-girls-disabilities-disability

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Our members have done great work in creating accessible public health information.

Authorities need to make healthcare and public health communication accessible.

@helenadalli @EU_Commission

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Access to essential goods is a serious issue for persons with disabilities. We call on businesses (especially food businesses) to create priority access to shops, priority delivery and accessible delivery methods.

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As education and employment drastically changes, we are afraid of persons with disabilities areleft behind.

Persons with disabilities must benefit from inclusive education and employment and from income protection measures.

#COVID19

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We call for more funding to go to healthcare and support services, networks and organisations of persons with disabilities.

#COVID19

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