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GAAD and Covid-19

The covid-19 pandemic has forced us to change our lifestyle in an unprecedented manner, to survive and safeguard ourselves from the onslaught of this deadly Coronavirus. As wisely expressed by a prolific thinker, "We are facing the same storm but we are not in the same boat".    The severity of issues faced by people at various dimensions of life differs drastically. This post attempts to throw some light on the pandemic and it's impacts on Persons with Disabilities, in the context of the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which is observed on the 20th of May, 2021. The objective of GAAD is to raise awareness about Accessibility, particularly in the digital ecosystem. Accessibility is a significant component of any civilized society that strives to provide equal opportunities to each one of its citizens and empower them to provide the fullest contribution. Persons with disabilities are the largest invisible minorities of the world. The United Nations statisti