CGDS Participates in Webinar in COVID-19 and Disability

On Saturday May 23rd, 2020, Dr. Lynn Rose, CGDS Deputy Director, participated in the webinar “COVID-19 and its Impacts on the differently-abled community.” The webinar was sponsored and produced by WDRPA, the World Disability and Rehabilitation Professionals Association, with which CGDS partnered for the event. Also participating in the webinar were WDRPA country representatives from the US, Australia, India, Poland, and the Netherlands. Dr. Lynn is the country representative for Iraq. Topics ranged from accommodation and accessibility during the pandemic to the roles and responsibilities of rehabilitation professionals. There were 483 audience members. Dr. Lynn thanks Mr. Paywand Ata of Horizon Relief and to Mr. Mahdi Abdullah of the Handicapped Union of Kurdistan, for providing current information about people with disabilities in the KRG during the pandemic.