Aspecte privind respectarea drepturilor fundamentale în contextul pandemiei de COVID-19, în cazul familiilor copiilor cu dizabilități

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic represented a major stress factor for humankind and brought multiple changes on various layers of the society. Along many other challenges, the pandemic period raised the issue of human rights, in general. For the families of children with disabilities, the changes brought by the pandemic and the restrictions imposed in order to prevent the spreading of the virus and the lowering of the number of infections represented a major stressor and a potential factor that negatively impacted the respect for human rights. The current study has as a goal the investigation of perceptions of a sample of parents, regarding the impact of the pandemic and the support measures taken during this period. The results of the study partly reflect the reality of these families, where various effects were acknowledged, from minor effects, managed with the resources that the families had, to more significant ones, the negatively marked the family system. Thus, the pandemic tested the resources of society to cope with vulnerability and raised the attention on the needs of children with disabilities and their families, during crisis situations.

Keywords

• covid-19 pandemic
• fundamental rights
• children with disabilities
• support