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1

 Do you consider yourself to be:

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Female 23 35 43 55 20 25 1 29 10 16 35
Male 13 9 32 36 12 16 3 18 6 13 14
Other 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Prefer not to disclose 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
2

Which disability constituency do you identify with, represent, or advocate for? Check all that apply.

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Blind person or person with low vision 6 2 21 3 1 1 0 8 1 5 7
Hard of hearing person 6 3 8 2 4 0 1 2 3 3 7
Deaf person 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 5
Person with deafblindness 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Person with intellectual disabilities 4 3 12 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 6
Person with psychosocial disability (mental health condition) 8 18 16 13 18 1 1 0 3 1 12
Person with physical disabilities 21 35 34 75 25 34 1 28 13 14 25
Person with Down Syndrome 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Person on the autism spectrum 3 2 7 10 7 2 0 0 1 0 5
Person with albinism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woman with disability 11 26 14 28 15 9 1 12 7 6 25
Parent/carer of person with disability 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 5
Older person with disability 3 5 6 8 4 1 0 2 1 1 11
Indigenous person with disability 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Cross-disability 5 9 14 5 7 4 1 9 3 3 12
Other (please specify) 4 4 4 5 3 2 0 2 2 2 10
3

Please indicate your place of residence

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I am living in the community 38 46 69 87 35 36 4 36 19 17 49
I am living in an institutional setting (please specify) 1 1 6 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
Does not apply / I am a family-member or carer, or an organisation of persons with disabilities 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 12 0 11 2
4

Are there services and/or support that persons with disabilities cannot access during the quarantine or because of the COVID19 situation in your country? Please select all that apply

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Personal assistance 9 21 23 41 15 13 2 19 4 0 20
Informal care/support 5 22 15 38 16 1 1 13 7 6 25
Housing in the community 1 8 6 9 4 3 2 5 3 1 14
Interpretation services 2 4 5 6 2 2 2 4 5 0 11
Assistive Technologies 2 11 6 8 3 9 2 8 6 3 12
Information being provided in Plain Language or Easy Read 1 4 9 5 4 0 2 7 5 0 10
Rehabilitation Services 17 19 26 39 10 24 2 26 10 16 11
Access to food and basic supplies 2 24 8 30 11 11 1 7 10 6 26
Medication and equipment 5 12 9 31 10 13 1 11 10 5 20
Therapies or development interventions 15 24 32 33 19 23 1 23 8 18 26
Other (please specify) 2 8 11 11 8 3 0 6 4 3 9
5

Do persons with disabilities in your country receive information about the prevention of COVID-19 and the response in your country?

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Yes, we have received enough information 21 18 34 19 6 20 2 13 4 17 17
We have received some information 9 17 22 30 13 14 1 10 5 12 17
We have not received sufficient information 5 11 14 35 14 6 1 18 9 1 14
Not sure 4 3 7 14 2 1 0 8 1 0 3
6

In which of the below formats has information on COVID-19 been provided in your country? Check all measures that you are aware of.

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Information has not been provided in any accessible format 6 5 13 27 10 3 2 11 6 1 8
Information has been made available in Sign Language 21 23 23 27 11 17 1 18 11 11 28
Information has been made available in Easy Read or Plain Language 22 19 35 23 6 22 3 6 5 10 20
Information has been made available in audio formats 8 13 30 19 5 10 3 16 9 16 25
Information has been made available to people living in institutions 10 6 16 6 2 4 0 3 1 8 4
Information has been made available in multiple languages 16 17 17 2 6 1 3 2 1 5 20
Websites are accessible for screen reader users 8 19 22 27 6 6 0 9 7 13 14
Captioning services have been provided 9 10 11 19 3 5 0 8 7 5 15
Other (please specify) 5 8 9 16 5 3 0 2 2 2 6
7

What do you know of persons with disabilities' access to medical treatment for COVID-19?

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I have evidence that persons with disabilities can access treatment on an equal basis with others 8 5 8 12 2 11 1 6 3 11 4
I have evidence that persons are denied treatment on the basis of their disability 0 3 2 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 7
I have evidence that some persons with disabilities have been deprived of access to treatment because of their disability 2 13 4 20 10 1 1 8 6 1 16
I am not sure whether persons with disabilities can access treatment on an equal basis with others or not 29 28 63 55 16 28 2 35 10 18 24
8

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, has your government taken social protection measures to support persons with disabilities living in the community? Please indicate which measures have been taken, and select as many as apply:

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Removing any financial barriers to accessing health care (such as co-payments to visit a medical professional or hospital fees) 4 8 2 7 1 2 1 4 1 2 15
Minimising risks of contamination of persons with disabilities, such as at payment points, expanding mobile or online registration 10 17 18 6 7 10 1 10 7 13 12
Extending the identification and registration of persons with disabilities. This can include the use of different data registries to facilitate the provision of support 3 1 1 6 7 6 0 1 0 4 1
Carrying out needs assessment of persons with disabilities 1 4 7 8 5 9 1 6 1 4 5
Increasing the level of disability benefits, providing extra payments and/or advancing payments 5 7 4 8 3 4 2 5 7 7 6
Extending cash transfers to all persons with disabilities officially registered, including those that may not be eligible under regular circumstances 1 4 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 6
Providing additional financial assistance for family members of persons with disabilities, to prevent contamination of their family member(s) with disabilities 2 6 1 3 0 2 1 5 0 3 4
Developing home-based support and/or delivery of foods and other goods for persons with disabilities isolated at home 13 8 22 15 20 24 2 17 3 15 16
Other (please specify) 14 20 39 58 11 8 1 15 4 5 18
9

Has the Government taken measures in order to protect the life, health and safety of persons with disabilities staying at/living in institutions?

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Significant measures 7 3 21 6 0 7 0 5 4 6 4
Some measures but insufficient 8 22 22 24 14 11 4 14 2 6 14
No measures 2 9 1 31 7 6 0 17 6 4 16
Not in my area of expertise 22 15 33 37 14 17 0 13 7 14 17
10

Has the Government taken measures in order to protect the life, health and safety of persons with disabilities living in the community?

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Significant measures 5 2 7 3 2 6 1 3 3 5 2
Some measures but insufficient 13 21 15 28 22 14 1 17 9 6 24
No measures 12 19 30 49 8 10 2 20 5 6 18
Not in my area of expertise 9 7 25 18 3 11 0 9 2 13 7
11

Has the Government taken measures in order to protect the life, health and safety of older persons with disabilities living either in institutions or in the community?

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Significant measures 7 3 9 4 1 9 0 2 4 5 3
Some measures but insufficient 11 29 23 33 21 14 2 22 6 13 29
No measures 5 7 16 29 4 7 1 16 7 4 11
Not in my area of expertise 16 10 29 32 9 11 1 9 2 8 8
12

Has the Government taken measures in order to protect the life, health and safety of children with disabilities living either in institutions or in the community (including family, foster family, or kinship care)?

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Significant measures 2 4 7 3 1 5 0 2 4 4 3
Some measures but insufficient 5 17 15 27 9 9 2 20 4 8 20
No measures 3 8 10 24 6 7 2 13 7 3 10
Not in my area of expertise 29 20 45 44 19 20 0 14 4 15 18
13

Has the Government taken measures in order to protect the life, health and safety of persons with disabilities living on the streets or in shelters for homeless persons?

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Significant measures 1 3 3 3 3 5 1 0 1 2 2
Some measures but insufficient 9 21 21 14 13 9 3 19 5 5 18
No measures 6 12 12 40 1 13 0 21 8 4 16
Not in my area of expertise 23 13 41 41 18 14 0 9 5 19 15
14

Has the Government taken measures in relation to children with disabilities attending residential schools?

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Significant measures 4 2 6 5 1 7 1 2 2 2 5
Some measures but insufficient 3 6 11 17 3 5 1 15 5 5 22
No measures 3 7 6 18 0 11 1 19 4 4 6
Not in my area of expertise 29 34 54 58 31 18 1 13 8 19 18
15

Has the Government taken measures in order to support families of children with disabilities during the state of emergency situation?

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Significant measures 3 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 5
Some measures but insufficient 9 8 16 20 6 9 2 20 3 8 20
No measures 7 17 22 29 9 15 2 22 9 6 9
Not in my area of expertise 20 23 35 45 20 13 0 7 5 14 17
16

Has the Government forbidden or restricted persons with disabilities from leaving social care institutions during the state of emergency?

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Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not in my area of expertise 8 28 15 39 29 17 2 14 6 10 32
17

Has the Government restricted or banned visits of family members, friends and others into social care institutions where persons with disabilities live?

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Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not in my area of expertise 7 12 6 27 9 11 1 4 9 8 16
18

Has the Government restricted or banned visits of family members, friends and others into psychiatric health care settings including hospitals, hospital departments and forensic psychiatric settings, maintained either publicly or privately? 

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Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not in my area of expertise 14 20 18 46 21 14 1 9 9 12 17
19

Has the Government taken measures in order for persons with disabilities staying at/living in institutions to be informed about the state of emergency, including the restrictions/bans on visits of external people, in a manner that is accessible and appropriate?

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Significant measures 6 4 12 12 0 3 0 9 2 6 3
Some measures but insufficient 9 10 27 21 5 10 4 24 2 7 14
No measures 6 3 8 7 3 8 0 8 7 1 1
Not in my area of expertise 18 32 30 58 27 20 0 8 8 16 33
20

Has the Government taken measures with regard to persons with disabilities in rural and remote areas?

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Significant measures 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 5 0 4 1
Some measures but insufficient 4 6 5 10 6 9 3 12 3 3 13
No measures 8 14 23 52 6 18 1 24 7 8 8
Not in my area of expertise 25 27 46 35 23 12 0 8 9 15 29
21

To what extent have protective measures been taken for people with disabilities (or for some groups of persons with disabilities)?

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There have been significant protective measures in my community 4 4 8 3 1 6 1 1 4 7 4
There have been some protective measures in my community 18 18 21 23 10 19 2 18 2 12 18
There have been no protective measures in my community 5 19 18 47 17 10 1 16 10 4 21
Not sure 12 8 30 25 7 6 0 14 3 7 8
22

Do persons with disabilities in both public and private institutions or in the community have access to independent complaints mechanisms and to lawyers?

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There are no complaint mechanisms or legal assistance available 2 11 13 8 6 6 0 18 6 3 11
There are some complaint mechanisms or legal assistance, but they are not accessible or confidential 15 15 22 13 9 10 3 18 10 9 16
Not in my area of expertise 22 23 42 77 20 25 1 13 3 18 24
23

Do you have any information on whether penalties resulting from breaking state of emergency rules (fines, sanctions, arrest) are imposed on persons with disabilities or their personal assistants and carers, because of support and care provided for persons with disabilities?

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Yes 4 7 8 21 8 1 1 20 0 0 5
No 15 15 47 53 9 25 2 21 14 18 17
Not in my area of expertise 20 27 22 24 18 15 1 8 5 12 29
24

Has the Government taken measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can access general and specialised medical health care?

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Significant measures 6 4 10 3 2 5 1 5 2 3 5
Some measures but insufficient 16 14 21 30 12 9 2 17 5 9 18
No measures 3 17 20 42 13 16 1 20 7 6 18
Not in my area of expertise 14 14 26 23 8 11 0 7 5 12 10