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Interviews | Professor GVS Murthy, vice-president and director, Indian Indian Institute of Public Health at Hyderabad, interviewed by Bindu Shajan Perappadan (The Hindu)
Professor GVS Murthy, vice-president and director, Indian Indian Institute of Public Health at Hyderabad, interviewed by  Bindu Shajan Perappadan (The Hindu)

Professor GVS Murthy, vice-president and director, Indian Indian Institute of Public Health at Hyderabad, interviewed by Bindu Shajan Perappadan (The Hindu)

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published Published on Apr 12, 2020   modified Modified on Apr 13, 2020

-The Hindu

‘They experience hardships in accessing information on prevention and risk of infection’

People with disabilities need much more support than others in the face of a pandemic. They may not be eating properly and may experience higher stress because they are unable to understand what is happening all around them, says Professor G.V.S. Murthy, vice-president and director, Indian Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad.

* What are the unique challenges that people with disability face?

People with disability have special issues in a situation like the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). People with disability are a diverse group, experiencing different hardships in accessing information on prevention and risk of infection.

People with visual impairment and blindness depend upon touch for most of their daily activities. They need to hold the hand of an escort to move around; they cannot read the messages that the rest of the population can see; they cannot practise social distancing unless there are innovative approaches like keeping a safe distance using a white cane.

For the hearing impaired, especially those who are not literate, they cannot hear the message or read it. Since many depend on lip-reading, they are compromised when the person giving a message is wearing a mask.

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The Hindu, 12 April, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/coronavirus-people-with-disabilities-have-special-issues-during-virus-outbreak-says-indian-indian-institute-of-public-health-chief-gvs-murthy/article31324294.ece?homepage=true


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