Have you ever imagined how the physically disabled people feel under COVID-19?
Which type of disability is most impacting these minority under COVID-19?
Autism? Cleft patients? Mental health patients? Deaf? Dumb? Blind? Loss of limbs?
How can we help them?
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Because some jurisdictions are halting or limiting public transportation, there is concern regarding transportation available to blind people who need to travel to buy essentials or for testing or other medical reasons.
They may not have the same perception and social distancing will affect them as help to lead them become limited.
In my perception among the disabled people, blind people are more affected due to difficulty to practicing social distancing.
in my opinion all people with disabilities have difficulties during a pandemic who treat social distancing, but the most difficult are those who have mental health illnesses, this group is difficult to accept an explanation of the dangers of COVID 19.
this is an interesting topic. Maybe the blind population can suffer more because their limitation, but also because of their limitation, the less suffer. I think its depend on their community and their health department that promote health education in pandemic era.
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This is an interesting discussion. I think humanity is suffering the effects of Covid-19 as a whole. I think living with a disability of any sort is difficult in these times. Children and adults living ASD asscoiated with Intellectual disabilities (ID) are impacted the most. Behavioural difficulties have recurred for most. Parents of chidren with sensory and feeding disorders are impacted- people are stockpiling, theres unecessary restrictions on food items and appliances in ZA. its chaotic.
I work with adults and children with blindness and visual impairment and, though I have been in my home for the past 75 days or so, I have a few thoughts.
1. People with blindness and visual impairment depend on closeness and touch -- think sighted guides, feeling surfaces with their hands, etc.
2. Kids with blindness and visual impairment are often under the thumb overprotective (but well-meaning) forces under "normal" circumstances -- this will cloister kids more and have negative impacts
I would think, now that we know more about COVID19, it's our job to link them to basic needs (groceries, health, etc.), and use this time to plan to be more adaptive and better serve them better down the road.
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