People with disabilities face confusion and other barriers to getting COVID-19 vaccines. A task force is working to change that. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Earlier this week, disability advocate and consultant @andrewgurza_ posted on Twitter that he wanted to help other disabled people access the COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“It’s really kind of troubling that disabled people are coming to me, asking me what to do,” Gurza said in an interview. “Shouldn’t it be a lot clearer than it is?” thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Gurza, who has cerebral palsy, said he was motivated to offer his informal services after receiving private messages on social media from other people within the disabled community asking him how he got vaccinated. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Toronto’s newly formed Accessibility Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccines, which launched last month is also trying to remove some of the barriers to accessing the vaccine for people with disabilities. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“It’s confusing for everybody,” said @wendyporch, executive director of (@CIL_Toronto). Add the usual obstacles faced by people with disabilities and it’s even more difficult, she said. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Porch said people with disabilities have been “left behind” in much of the vaccine planning and one of the goals of the task force is “to make sure that gap doesn’t increase.” thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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