Adaptation of Persons with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Era

Abstract

Adaptation of people with disabilities in the age of COVID-19 It is important to look at the overall picture of issues affecting the work and life of people with disabilities, such as layoffs, time off, business closures, occupational disruption, the risk of infection. COVID-19, people with disabilities have to enter treatment systems and access to resources, etc. These are the problems that people with disabilities have to worry and feel insecure about in life. Therefore, there must be a way for people with disabilities to adapt to situations that arise, such as improving themselves to be more productive while they are unemployed or working at home, which gives them more time, taking care of self and family health to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, adjusting life plans to be flexible, taking care of one's physical and mental health to be able to face the epidemic situation by following government policies, making lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, making a life plan if you are a COVID-19 patient or planning a high-risk quarantine.

Guidelines for caring for people with disabilities in this era, it can be concluded that governments and related agencies must focus on the prevention and care of people with disabilities in public health in accordance with WHO standards for the prevention of the risk of infection, medical care in case of illness, access to essential services and information, support for cares with disabilities, support for necessary disinfection equipment or equipment to protect themselves from the risk of infection, coordination with communities and agencies in the care of people with disabilities, control Supervise agencies with disabilities to meet standards for surveillance to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19. These guidelines must be governed by human rights principles.