Publication Date
October 2020
17 pp
In June 2020, ADD International conducted structured interviews with leaders from ten Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) which are participating in the Inclusion Works programme in three districts in Bangladesh to understand impact of and response to Covid-19 among DPOs.
Evidence from these interviews suggest that the economic impact of Covid-19 on persons with disabilities has been acute, and DPOs are taking critical action. DPOs are engaging with power holders to make relief, livelihood support and information accessible to persons with disabilities. DPOs are in touch with their members, but they face barriers in doing their work during this time, and more could be done to reach the most excluded.
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Keywords
Development/ Humanitarian; disability and emergency; Disability and community; organisations of persons with disabilities (ODP); Global picture; disability and gender; disability identity and intersectionality; Inclusion; participation; Livelihoods; social protection; Programme/ Project; evaluation; Research; action research
