Coronavirus Disability

• Students with disability face more obstacles amid coronavirus: advocates 

  Advocacy groups in Ontario say students with disabilities will face additional obstacles returning to class following the pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2020
  
• ‘Do our lives count for less?’: Coronavirus shows gaps in Canada’s disability aid, experts say

  But for a number of Canadians on disability assistance, CERB has also come to symbolize the extent to which their lives are devalued, even during a pandemic that puts them at disproportionate physical and financial risk.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2020
  
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• Disability advocates warned B.C. health officials for weeks about COVID-19 hospital restrictions

  Global News has obtained e-mails between a working group of advocates and senior officials from B.C.'s Ministry of Health that show the back-and-forth correspondence spanning a number of weeks.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Disability advocates say B.C.’s woman’s death shows need for clearer COVID-19 policy

  Ariis Knight died alone in hospital after her support staff were denied access. Advocates say the language on essential hospital visitors during the pandemic needs to be more clear.

  Apr 26, 2020
• B.C. woman with disability dies alone in hospital due to COVID-19 visitor restrictions

  "She was never given the opportunity to have someone speak up for her in her time of need," said Ariis Knight's brother.

  Apr 24, 2020