accentuates a current issue, which is that the government lacks an assessment mechanism for the impacts of disabilities (Please refer to point 16 of the independent opinion of the NHRC). Additionally, the government failed to conduct a comprehensive review after the fact. The issues of persons with disabilities were only reactively addressed on a case-by-case basis after they started to raise these issues with the government. Furthermore, in its response to the rapid developments and sudden shifts of the pandemic, the government rushed to stipulate and implement pandemic prevention policies and measures. However, during this process, it failed to establish accessible channels for persons with disabilities to fully respond to their needs. 2. The government failed to utilize existing data to actively respond to the needs of persons with disabilities, nor was there a single window to gather their opinions. It was problematic that government agencies lacked an interagency communication and coordination system. Also, the home quarantine and isolation care service centers established by local governments conducted their services only via telephone. Thus, persons with disabilities who contracted COVID-19 would have to proactively state their special needs, meaning the government was unable to accurately grasp the actual situations and numbers of persons with disabilities who were receiving their services. This resulted in the government being unable to accurately document cases of persons with disabilities who were potentially or confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, which also meant it was unable to ensure that persons with disabilities were able to get help and support during their home isolation and quarantine periods. The central competent authority, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the MOHW), also failed to establish guidance for the various ministries of the Executive Yuan or proactively remind them to take the needs of persons with disabilities into account when carrying out pandemic prevention measures. prevented disabled persons from seeking medical care. Also, at the beginning of the pandemic, the government limited the public to purchasing 2 face masks per week, which was later increased to 9 face masks per week, but patients with cerebral palsy need at least 3 face masks a day, as their condition causes them to drool. Lastly, the Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as the MOE) originally only allowed parents with children younger than elementary school level to take family care leave during the school suspension period, overlooking the fact that while senior high school students with disabilities still needed manual support and assistance during this period, their parents were not allowed to take care leave to assist them. The MOE later amended the rules to include students with disabilities. 6