Children with disabilities in the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic

Children with disabilities in the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic

Children with disabilities in the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic

This Position Paper’s authors work in Universities, Disability Resource Centres and clinical settings across the USA. It notes the disproportionate impact on children with a disability and other factors (“The phrase, “we are all in this together,” should be modified to: “We are all weathering the storm together, but we are not all in the same boat.””). It discusses impacts of the pandemic on children with disabilities and their families, “the ethical concerns and implications of triage protocols for scarce resources that consider disability in their scoring systems, and optimizing medical care and educational needs in the time of COVID”. Case studies highlight 3 families’ experiences. After exploring health implications, a section on ‘Educational Equity’ underlines the legal rights through the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). This position paper includes an extensive bibliography.

Houtrow, A., Harris, D., Molinero, A., Levin-Decanini, T., Robichaud, C.

https://europepmc.org/article/med/33185616

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach

01 Jan 2020

hyperlink

10.3233/prm-200769