This week's research burst is on #disabilityinclusion in #COVID-19 responses

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Our partners at #PENDA, the Programme for Evidence to iNform Disability Action, have produced a set of excellent evidence briefs on #disabilityinclusion and #COVID.
#DEP #PENDA @ICED_LSHTM @FCDOResearch

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Who are these briefs for?
Disability inclusion specialists only?
No! <YOU>.
These briefs deserve as wide an audience as possible.

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One key response to COVID-19 has been hand washing. However, access to water, sanitation and hygiene services is a big challenge for people with disabilities. This brief is on disability inclusive hygiene programmes.
https://www.disabilityevidence.org/questions-evidence/what-are-key-considerations-including-people-disabilities-covid-19-hygiene

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Many countries are trying to address the economic impacts of COVID-19 through social protection. This brief is on how to ensure that design and delivery are inclusive for of people with disabilities. https://www.disabilityevidence.org/questions-evidence/how-can-social-protection-responses-covid-19-be-made-disability-inclusive

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COVID-19 is having wide ranging effects on mental health. This evidence brief summarises evidence on mental health support during COVID-19 and other recent pandemics, to inform policy and practice during this crisis.
https://www.disabilityevidence.org/questions-evidence/what-do-we-know-about-how-support-mental-health-and-wellbeing-during-covid-19

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Finally, COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting people with disabilities, but more research is needed. This brief sets out guidance on which research tools to use to understand the situation of people with disabilities in different settings.
https://www.disabilityevidence.org/questions-evidence/how-can-we-measure-disability-research-related-covid-19-response

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