[community] Disability Inclusive COVID-`9 Recovery Policy

[John W (personal)]

Thanks so much, Liviya, it's a great article and very inspiring

thanks
j


On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 8:28 PM Liviya Mendelsohn <LiviyaM at mnjcc.org> wrote:

> Dani Saad and I wrote a piece for First Policy Response which may be
> helpful:
> http://policyresponse.ca/canadas-recovery-planning-must-include-people-with-disabilities/
>
> <http://policyresponse.ca/canadas-recovery-planning-must-include-people-with-disabilities/>
> Canada’s recovery planning must include people with disabilities | First
> Policy Response
> <http://policyresponse.ca/canadas-recovery-planning-must-include-people-with-disabilities/>
> Among the most vulnerable and the least consulted groups, disability
> communities have been hit hard by COVID-19. The crisis has revealed and
> exacerbated major gaps and inequities, showing that social and physical
> isolation do not affect everybody the same way.
> policyresponse.ca
>
>
> [image: cid:image002.jpg at 01D6398E.85285300]
>
> *Liv Mendelsohn M.A., M.Ed.*(she/her)
>
> *Director, Accessibility and Inclusion Artistic Director, ReelAbilities
> Film Festival Toronto*
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> *From:* community <community-bounces at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca> on behalf of
> John W (personal) <pickupwillis at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, June 14, 2020 5:47 PM
> *To:* Inclusive Design Community <community at lists.idrc.ocadu.ca>
> *Subject:* [community] Disability Inclusive COVID-`9 Recovery Policy
>
> Hi friends, I have an opportunity to craft a short briefing note for the
> Ontario governments recovery planning table as it relates to social
> assistance programs -- that is, how COVID recovery planning should take
> into account the interests and rights of people with disabilities needing
> government support.
>
> I am using the recent UN Policy Brief
> <
> https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/sg_policy_brief_on_persons_with_disabilities_final.pdf
> >
> as the foundation but I really could use some rapid assistance from the
> community to develop a few persuasive statistics. Can anyone point me to
> online statistics for COVID-19 pandemic impacts on
>
>      - job losses,  reduced work time/ reduced earned income for Ontarians
> (or Canadians) with disabilities
>      - rates of recovery in employment, hours of work, and/or incomes for
> PWD compared to the rest of the population, as economic activity grows in
> the later-pandemic stages  (is the recovery fair?)
>     - any demographic profiles of PWD who are most marginalized by the
> pandemic and/or recovery, to illustrate intersectional experiences related
> to ethnicity, racialization, gender, age, etc.
>
> I am hoping to locate this type of data for drafting *immediate
> recommendations so I'm hoping to get your input as sooon as you can
> manage.*
>
> Thanks!
> j.
>
> - impact on INCOME or EMPLOYMENT status o
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>
> *John D. Willis | CE CAIP MDes*
> Design & Innovation in Public Services
> Toronto CANADA
>
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> progress...
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*John D. Willis | CE CAIP MDes*
Design & Innovation in Public Services
Toronto CANADA

Garbled text? My apologies - speech-to-text technology is still a work in
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