What’s on the Other Side? The Impact of COVID 19 on Organizations Serving People with Disability across India: Impact of COVID 19 on Organizations Serving People with Disability

Elizabeth Neuville; Narender Sharma; Leela Raj

doi:10.46977/apjmt.2020v01i02.001

Authors

Elizabeth Neuville Executive Director, Keystone Institute India, M8 Green Park Extension, New Delhi, India 110016.
Narender Sharma Associate Director, Keystone Institute India, M8 Green Park Extension, New Delhi, India 110016.
Leela Raj Keystone Institute India, M8 Green Park Extension, New Delhi, India 110016

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46977/apjmt.2020v01i02.001

Keywords:

developmental disabilities, survey, impact, organizations, COVID, staff, funding.

Abstract

As organizations serving people with developmental and psychosocial disabilities react and adapt to the realities of a global pandemic, how are they faring from an economic, programmatic, and workforce perspective? This article reviews the current circumstances for a number of such organizations, provides a snapshot of current organizational health and raises questions about the future condition of such essential and vital supports and services across India when the nation emerges from COVID 19.

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