Open AccessOf ensuring equitable participation of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Kim Gerald Medallon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa281
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , public relations , rehabilitation , order (exchange) , political science , identity (music) , business , psychology , economic growth , medicine , economics , virology , disease , finance , pathology , neuroscience , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , acoustics
The recent pandemic has affected everyone's participation to their meaningful tasks that shape one's role and overall identity. Such situation tends to be more complex and challenging for persons with disabilities whose participation to the social and economic fabric of one's community has been limited even prior to the pandemic due to ongoing attitudinal barriers. The call towards a more inclusive and responsive healthcare service delivery, which includes rehabilitation programs, should be institutionalized in order for them to have an access and a fair chance to participate and to contribute despite the restrictions of the pandemic.