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Detroit Disability Power founding director Dessa Cosma discusses her conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris regarding how Republican voting restrictions will greatly hinder the ability of disabled Americans to access the pollsJuly 14, 2021
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Nonprofit helping metro Detroiters with disabilities get the vaccine to prevent the spread of COVID
With millions of people in Michigan suffering with mental and physical challenges day to day is difficult enough but who is looking out for them when it comes to Covid-19.
and last updated 2021-05-19 23:28:55-04
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) â With millions of people in Michigan suffering with mental and physical challenges day to day is difficult enough but who is looking out for them when it comes to Covid-19.
It s a difficult road to gain access to a vaccine if you don t have family or loved ones looking out for your best interest.
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After months of organizers fighting for access, people with disabilities will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting next Monday.
The state announced Friday that anyone over the age of 16 living with a disability can get a vaccine in the next phase, starting March 22.
“This was relieving. We are grateful that the state made this decision,” says Dessa Cosma, executive director of Detroit Disability Power. It s one of the groups that’s been calling on state and local leaders to expand vaccine access to the disability community.
“And it took a lot of organizing from dozens of disability rights and justice organizations and thousands of Michigan residents,” Cosma says. “And so we are thankful to everyone who had a part in making this happen.”
Disability advocates claim Michigan left vulnerable residents behind amid COVID pandemic
‘This isn’t just about me and my child,’
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They said the state never tracked cases among people with disabilities and they want to know why.
For Chuck Kupovits and his 39-year-old daughter Pamela, the pandemic has been nothing short of life or death. Pamela has a lung disorder that leaves her at risk for coronavirus. As the state moved through the pandemic, Kupovits said they left people like his daughter out, even after multiple attempts to reach out to state and federal leaders.
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Studies done over the course of the coronavirus pandemic show those with mobility or sensory disabilities are more at risk to die from COVID-19. Those with autism are twice as likely to die and those with down syndrome are 10 times more at risk.