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Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services

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Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services

Watch a British Sign Language explainer video for the Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report

Watch a British Sign Language explainer video for the Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act.

Watch a British Sign Language video of the Government’s Response to the Report, ‘Unequal Impact: Coronavirus, disability and access to services'.

The Women and Equalities Committee is launching three sub-inquiries, drawing on evidence to our Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics inquiry.

Read more about our decision to launch the sub-inquires here.

In this sub-inquiry, we want to look in more detail at ways of easing some of the problems disabled people are facing when they need access to essential services during the pandemic. We’ll look at access to food, health and social care and education. We also want to think about how the Government could improve its communications and consultation with disabled people about guidance and policies that are having substantial effects on their daily lives. 

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Committee publishes the Government’s response to its Report, Unequal Impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: to be debated on Thursday 15 April
Women and Equalities Committee publishes Government Response to Unequal Impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services
14 April 2021
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Committee publishes Government Response to interim report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act
Women and Equalities Committee publishes Government response to its interim report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act for disabled people
25 January 2021
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Coronavirus: pandemic has had “profoundly adverse effects” on disabled people’s access to services
Disabled people have suffered a range of profoundly adverse effects from the pandemic, including starkly disproportionate deaths, says a report published today by the Women and Equalities Committee.
22 December 2020
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Restrictions on disabled people’s rights must not become the new normal
Women and Equalities Committee publish Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services interim report
25 September 2020
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Coronavirus, disability and access to services
Women and Equalities Committee hears from disability NGOs
23 June 2020
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