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Inclusion Europe submitted a petition to protect
the rights of people with intellectual disabilities
and their families.
We call for measures that protect
people with intellectual disabilities
during and after the Coronavirus emergency.
The Coronavirus emergency puts
the rights of people with disabilities
at risk.
Several national laws and practices did not respect
European legislation and the UN CRPD.
Some rules denied people with disabilities healthcare.
People with intellectual disabilities could no longer
access the support and care they need.
Most of children with intellectual disabilities
are not able to continue their learning
because schools cannot communicate with them.
Families are left on their own.
People in care homes or institutions
were being locked down.
They could not see their families and friends.
A lot of people with disabilities have been infected and died
from the virus in institutions.
The petition calls for:
- Post-Corona financial measures that reach out to
people with intellectual disabilities.
- Post-Corona health measures that protect
people with intellectual disabilities.
On 19 May 2020,
the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament
heard the petition.
The Committee on Petitions is a group of people.
This group of people examines petitions
submitted by citizens of the European Union.
The petition was well received by all MEPs.
7 out of 8 MEPs declared their support
to keep the petition open.
Ádám Kósa is a MEP.
He agrees with the petition.
He said that:
“it is important that people with intellectual disabilities
are treated with respect”.
Monica Semedo is also a MEP.
She said that:
“safety and access to healthcare should be
guaranteed to everyone”.
