Recommendations 23 Fast track the updating of inclusive national and local data on persons with disabilities in close partnership with PDAO and organizations of persons with disabilities. Closely consult persons with disabilities through their representative organizations on how to make sure the availability and accessibility of government services in all localities. Adopt the policy recommendations of Commission on Human Rights on the empowerment of women with disabilities, addressing their SRH concerns and stopping all forms violence and abuse towards them and their families. Ensure access to information for persons with disability with regard to COVID-19 response of the government. Accessible information should be made on (a) access to relief; (b) access to quarantine passes; (c) policies relating to ECQ; (d) government assistance to persons with disability and the corresponding requirements; Prioritize, ensure, and fast track the provision of relief goods and support to persons with disability and to take into consideration in the distribution the household members as most persons with disability live in and are dependent on extended households. Emphasize the need to include essential medicines and hygiene kits in the relief goods and for the DSWD and PDAO to include provisions of medicines especially for those with mental or psychosocial disability; Take into consideration the multiple roles and burden of women with disability by ensuring access to food–by providing assistance or through mobile groceries/ markets/drug stores etc. Recognition of mental health as an emerging concern/issue that needs to be addressed and remedied especially for persons with psychosocial disability.

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