Press Conference of the Hong Kong findings from the Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Caregivers

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Prof. Angela Cui, Ms. Isabel Chen and Ms. Vanessa Cheung (our part-time Research Assistants) held a press conference on 18 June 2021 to announce the Hong Kong findings from the Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Caregivers.

The press conference was held with the support from the representatives of Chosen Power, Association of Parents of the Severely Mentally Handicapped and Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped as well as Prof. Christine Linehan from University College Dublin and Dr. Victor Lui from the Department of Psychiatry, CUHK.

Below are some selected media reports for your information:

Media

Title

RTHK English News

Make Covid info accessible for mentally disabled

SCMP

Coronavirus: intellectually disabled in Hong Kong more confined, spend less time outdoors amid pandemic than others worldwide, study finds

RTHK Chinese News

研究指本港智障人士及照顧者疫情下環境約束及壓力均較外國高

Oriental Daily News

近6成照顧者稱智障親屬疫情下遇環境約束 較其他國家地區嚴重

Mingpao

調查:港智障者疫下遭環境約束體力活動減 較其他國家地區嚴重

HK01

中大調查發現逾七成智障者外出活動減:有院友日夜留宿舍慘過坐監

TVB

調查指疫情下本港智障人士活動減少 影響照顧者情緒健康

Sanpoyan

調查︰疫情下部分智障人士無法戴口罩令活動受限制 致情緒受影響

Congratulations to Angela and her team!

 

18.06.2021