The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights developed a guide on COVID-19 and the rights of persons with disabilities to raise awareness of the risks of the virus and to lead governments to provide better responses that can ease the disproportionate impact experienced by persons with disabilities.
In the context of the current coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) created an online survey to collect information on how in Portugal this situation is being experienced by persons with disabilities.
The Federation of the Portuguese Cerebral Paralysis Associations (FAPPC) issued a statement providing essential recommendations to ensure an adequate response to persons with disabilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ISCSP-ULisboa has suspended their in-class activities and has also cancelled all face-to-face technical and administrative services between March 16 and April 13, 2020, but maintaining telephone and email service.
As a result of these decisions, ODDH team is working from home until April 13, 2020.
The Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP) organizes a conference within the DARE project: Disability Advocacy Research in Europe.
