COVID-19 response
About this project.
Our network worked together with the international disability community and the International Disability Alliance to ensure a disability-inclusive response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Why we are doing this project.
The COVID-19 pandemic made it hard for governments to follow the rules that help people with disabilities.
People with Down syndrome were not getting the help they needed to stay safe.
We know that people with Down syndrome are more likely to get very sick or die from COVID-19.
They must not be left behind in the response to the pandemic.
This project contributes to our work on the issue of inclusive health.
Evidence on vaccine prioritisation for people with Down syndrome.
In this webinar, Professor André Strydom, President of the Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS), answers questions from our global community about COVID-19 and the vaccines in relation to people with Down syndrome.
COVID-19 vaccination advocacy.
We have produced an advocacy toolkit to help our supporters advocate for the necessary prioritisation of people with Down syndrome in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in countries worldwide.
The toolkit includes:
- what we can do together to create a united global voice;
- potential advocacy activities;
- evidence to support the prioritisation of people with Down syndrome;
- what health and research organisations are doing;
- what disability and advocacy organisations are doing;
- supporting materials including letter templates.
Click below to access this toolkit:
In this webinar, we present our COVID-19 Vaccination Prioritisation Advocacy Toolkit, including advocacy tools and evidence.
Two of our member organisations share their experience of advocating for the prioritisation of people with Down syndrome for vaccinations in their countries.