*How Did Governments Address the Needs of People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Analysis of 14 Countries’ Policies Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities.
This study looked at COVID-19 policies from 14 different countries to see how well they aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The UNCRPD is an agreement between 184 countries that aims to eliminate discrimination and ensure equality for people with disabilities. The authors used a text mining approach to analyze the policies and identified common themes such as the continuation of services, intersectionality and equity, and disability considerations in regulations and public health measures. The most frequently identified UNCRPD articles were related to risk and humanitarian emergencies, home and family, education, and community living. Six countries produced policies that were specifically focused on disability. The study concludes that there is a need for more comprehensive approaches to addressing the rights of people with disabilities, especially as new policies are developed and existing ones revised.
Shikako, K., Lencucha, R., Hunt, M., Jodoin, S., Elsabbagh, M., Hudon, A., Cogburn, D., Chandra, A., Gignac-Eddy, A., Ananthamoorthy, N., & Martens, R. (2023). International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 1. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7111
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