On Wednesday, the central government asked the states and union territories to ensure basic facilities for the differently-abled during treatment in Covid-19 testing and quarantine centres and hospitals. Shakuntala D. Gamlin, secretary in the Department of Empowerment of Divisions And has written a letter to the Chief Secretaries of Union Territories. In the letter, Gamlin has written that several Covid-19 centres have been identified as containment units, isolation treatment centres and testing labs to reduce the impact of the epidemic.

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Gamlin has written that the present crisis has posed a greater danger to the PwDs because they are not getting all the information due to their physical condition and all the centres related to Covid-19 Things are not within their reach.

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Further, according to the letter, all operating and control systems and self-operated equipment (sanitizer dispensers, glow cases, soaps, washbasins, etc.) should be places where PwD can reach them easily. According to the standard, graphical and simple key indicators with colours and brightness should be installed. Important news should be publicly announced along with video including audio and captions.

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