Weekly Poll Results – COVID-19: Inclusive Communication (Week Beginning 4 May 2020) Question: Have you received information about COVID-19 in a format that is accessible for you? Examples of accessible information include easy read, braille, audio, British Sign Language, captions and plain text. Results: Yes – 54% (41 respondents) No –  46% (36 respondents) Your Comments: Accessible Formats Available Respondents had received important information about COVID-19 in a variety of accessible formats. “I have received a range of different information from the Westminster and Scottish Governments in an accessible format.” “Easy read information for people with learning disabilities is available
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Weekly Poll Results – COVID-19: Equality and Human Rights (Week Beginning 27 April 2020) Question: Have there been specific equality or human rights impacts on groups of people as a response to the virus? Results: Yes – 62% (50 respondents) No –  38% (31 respondents) Your Comments: Health and Social Care Our members highlighted the equality and human rights impacts on disabled people from not being able to access health and social care, which in some cases has resulted on greater reliance on family, friends, and neighbours. “Carers have been utterly neglected up until now.” “The right to treatment/health care
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Weekly Poll Results – COVID-19: Access to Supermarkets (Week Beginning 20 April 2020) Question: Have you encountered problems accessing supermarket stores and/or booking online delivery slots? Results: Yes – 69% (61 respondents) No – 31% (27 respondents) Your Comments: Shielding List Some members had experienced difficulties, for example where they were on a priority list, but the parameters changed, and they were no longer eligible, or who are on a shielding list, but have not received confirmation from the NHS.  Others found they were challenged at supermarkets and felt they had to ‘prove’ their disability. “My condition like many others
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