Equality and Survivability: COVID-19 and Persons with Disability in Malaysia
Kesaksamaan dan Keberlangsungan Hidup: COVID-19 dan Orang Kurang Upaya di Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.51200/jpks.v7i1.7014Keywords:
COVID-19, persons with disabilities, issues, challenges, suggestions, orang kurang upaya, isu, cabaran, cadanganAbstract
Many have become victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus has changed how we live our lives significantly. In order to mitigate the spread of the virus, various countries have implemented non-pharmaceutical approaches such as spatial distancing and partial lockdown. Be that as it may, the strong countermeasure applied poses several issues towards persons with disabilities (PWDs) due to their limitations in mobility, as well as a country’s poor policy planning. This paper sought to discuss some of the issues experienced by PWDs in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as some relevant suggestions.
Ramai individu telah menjadi mangsa kepada pandemik COVID-19, dan virus ini telah memberi kesan signifikan terhadap cara hidup individu. Dalam usaha menghalang penularan virus, pelbagai negara telah melaksanakan pendekatan bukan farmaseutikal seperti penjarakkan sosial dan kawalan pergerakan. Walaupun demikian, tindakan tegas yang dikenakan menimbulkan beberapa isu terhadap Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) disebabkan oleh had kebolehan mobiliti mereka, serta perancangan dasar yang lemah oleh negara. Kertas ini bertujuan untuk membincangkan beberapa isu yang dihadapi oleh OKU di Malaysia semasa pandemik COVID-19 serta beberapa cadangan yang relevan demi meningkatkan kesejahteraan hidup golongan OKU sekiranya pendemik sebegini berulang.
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