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This is in response to Richard Rieser’s letter of 9 June. Dear Mr Rieser,Thank you for your letters of 9 June to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary regarding the impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities. I have been…

Dear Friends and Partners of Swabhiman, Like many of you, Swabhiman and Odisha State disAbility Network are closely following the news about COVID-19 and its progression around the world. India has survived many trials, but Covid19 is clearly a different…

Dear Boris Johnson, I write to you as the Secretary of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum. We represent the 450 million plus disabled people across the Commonwealth and are very concerned about the loss of human rights demonstrated during the…

Responding to Richard Rieser’s email of 19 May, enclosing a report from the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum about the impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities.

4 key points from Summit Friday: Lack of PPE for carers and disabled people, not being thought of – particular Personal Assistants and carers not being maintained Food distribution – India did survey 30 states and nothing getting through Communications…

The following principles and statement to Governments were agreed by the CDPF Executive Committee 30th March 2020 and provided to help ensure disabled people throughout the Commonwealth are not disadvantaged and have their needs met. Principles Preamble: Human Rights are…