The Impact of a Global Pandemic

The Impact of a Global Pandemic
Please read the Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19, published by the United Nations in MAY 2020. The Policy Brief "highlights the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and in doing so, outlines key actions and recommendations to make the response and recovery inclusive of persons with disabilities."
The Policy Brief states, "COVID-19 has created a human crisis of unprecedented scale, which is disproportionately impacting one billion people with disabilities. This requires an unprecedented response—an extraordinary scale-up of support and political commitment—to ensure that people with disabilities have access to essential services, including immediate health and social protection services, to tide over the crisis. A disability-inclusive COVID-19 response and recovery will better serve everyone. It will provide for more inclusive, accessible, and agile systems capable of responding to complex situations, reaching the furthest behind first. It will pave the way for a better future for all."
Consider the Policy Brief, and share your thoughts about what is needed now and in the future to ensure a disability-inclusive response and recovery from the current global pandemic. What are some of the problems society is facing? What are the potential barriers to inclusivity? What might be some goals or solutions? Think globally.