Are responses to the pandemic inclusive? A rapid virtual audit of COVID-19 press briefings in LMICs.

ABSTRACT: Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic may leave many people behind through a variety of exclusion processes as basic information about the virus and its spread is shared with the public. We conduct a rapid virtual audit of pandemic related press briefings and press conferences issued by governments and international organizations in order to assess if responses have been inclusive to the hearing-impaired communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We analyze COVID-19 press conferences and press briefings issued during Feb-May 2020, for over 123 LMICs and for international organizations (e.g. the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO)). Our virtual audit shows that only 65% of countries have a sign language interpreter (SLI) present in COV

SUBMITTER: Yap J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388791 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature