EDITORIAL: Disability rights during a pandemicThe National Human Rights Commission last week released its second report on Taiwan’s implementation of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, highlighting a number of issues that need work. It is crucial to address these issues while the pandemic lingers, instead of just hoping that things will soon return to normal. For example, less than 3 percent have made use of the community disability services provided by the government. These are all issues that need to be tackled comprehensively across various departments; otherwise, more people will fall through the cracks as the pandemic rages on. Greater effort must be made to allow people with disabilities to voice their needs so that real change can be made.

Source: Taipei Times September 21, 2021 15:56 UTC