The global crisis of COVID19 created an unprecedented public health, social and economic emergency in almost all countries in the world. From the Global North to South, countries have been more or less affected. The pandemic has revealed weaknesses in existing health systems in many countries in addition to the negative impact it has on education, employment, social protection and economic system, etc.

People with intellectual disabilities and their families are particularly impacted.

Join us in this panel discussion as we highlight how the pandemic is affecting people with intellectual disabilities and families in different regions/countries, provide a platform for civil society organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities and other stakeholders to present the solutions and good practices they adopted in order to cope with the COVID19 pandemic, and provide recommendations to Governments and other stakeholders to improve their COVID19 response strategies in order to be inclusive of people with intellectual disabilities and families.

This is a side event to the 13th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The event is co-hosted by Inclusion International, Keystone Human Services, YAI Network and Validity Foundation. The World Health Organization and the International Disability Alliance will co-sponsor.

Accessibility: Language interpretation provided by Interprify

To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i2cbHM26TLS_jb-67UGNAA

More information: https://inclusion-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Side-event-CN_II-Keystone-YAI-Validity_Covid19impact-1-converted.pdf