The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and access to Covid-specific healthcare by  persons with disabilities: a comparative analysis

Flynn, Eilionóir, Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne, & Parker, April. (2023). The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and access to Covid-specific healthcare by persons with disabilities: A comparative analysis. Galway: University of Galway. https://doi.org/10.13025/SVEZ-8C27

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic was a global public health emergency which impacted on almost every aspect of life and society. Yet the impact on persons with disabilities was particular and unique – combining as it did pre-existing inequalities and discrimination with a failure on the part of States and State actors to adequately respond to their needs and rights. This chapter draws on research conducted by the ResPoNCE (Respecting Persons with disabilities’ Needs and Rights in Crisis and Emergency) project to focus on the specific experience of persons with disabilities in accessing Covidspecific healthcare in seven European jurisdictions. It grounds its analysis in the human rights model of disability contained in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Qualitative data collected for the study is relied upon to assess States’ compliance with the requirements of the Convention. Recommendations are then made for human-rights based approaches to accessing healthcare in public health emergencies in the context of disability.

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University of Galway

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