This volume offers international perspectives on the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has had on disabled students and their families, serving as a call to action for educational systems and education policy to become proactive, rather than reactive, for future disasters.

Contributor BiosPrefacePrologueSection 1: Homeschooling during the pandemicChapter 1: Education during the Pandemic: United StatesAccess to Education During the PandemicVoices from the FieldCommon Themes That Emerged from the above CasesSupport Strategies to Consider for People with Disabilities and Their FamiliesConclusionReferencesSection 2: Social Emotional Well BeingChapter 2: Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children with Disabilities: AlgeriaIntroductionDisability and Education in AlgeriaThe Pandemic’s Effects on Schools and Mental HealthMethodologyStudy FindingsMental Health Experiences of Children with DisabilitiesMental Health Experiences of Parents of Children with DisabilitiesSupporting Children with Disabilities During the PandemicRedesigning Education to Promote Mental Health and WellbeingReferencesSection 3: Voices from Developing CountriesChapter 3: Impact of Covid-19 on the Wellbeing of Children with Disabilities: BangladeshAuthors NoteIntroductionCurrent Situation of Children with Disability: Legal and Social ProtectionsChallenges for Children with Disabilities During National Crisis in BangladeshExperiences of Children with Disabilities and Their Families in BangladeshChildren with Locked-in Syndrome and Survival in Question During Covid-19Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Covid-19Children with Congenital Disabilities and Uncertainty about Self-helpChildren with Autistic Syndrome and Deprived of Religious PracticesChildren with Disabilities, Stigma, and Social ExclusionChallenges to Support Children with Disabilities During CrisisResponses to Support for Children with DisabilitiesDiscussions and Lessons LearnedPolicy Strategies in Helping Children with Disabilities in CrisisConclusionReferencesChapter 4: A snapshot during the pandemic: IraqIntroductionCountry and Geographical LocationHistorical BackgroundBackground of the Legal SystemChallengesCovid 19-crisisEfforts to Overcome CrisisLessons LearnedEffective StrategiesConclusionReferencesChapter 5: Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: India IntroductionConstitutional Provisions for Disability in IndiaLegal Provisions on Disability in IndiaDecoding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)MethodologyAutism Does Not Come with a Manual; It Comes with a Parent Who Never Gives UpThe Pandemic: A Boon or a Bane?Findings & DiscussionLimitations and ConclusionReferencesSection 4: NGOs Making a DifferenceChapter 6: Opportunity and Innovations by Centro Ann Sullivan: PeruIntroductionLegal Systems and Education for Children with Disabilities in PeruOther Relevant Crisis in the CountryCentro Ann Sullivan Del Peru - CASP: A Unique Model Program for Children with Different Abilities in PeruReal-life Experiences During the PandemicThe Pandemic Arrived in PeruCASP’s Virtual Model of EducationResults of Virtual Education for FamiliesOne Parents TestimonyResults of Virtual Education for StudentsImpact of the Pandemic on Student Workers Who Were EmployedResults of Virtual Education for the StaffLessons LearnedConclusion Chapter 7: A Natural Functional Approach to help People with Disabilities and Their Families: BrazilThe Ann Sullivan Center of Brazil - Ribeirão Preto (CASB-RP)Before the PandemicThe PandemicRemote ActivitiesNew ChallengesReflections and Future DirectionsReferencesSection 5: Universal Design in LearningChapter 8: Teaching and Learning through UDL: Chile AbstractWhen Classes were Not in ClassroomsTraditional Teaching-centered Education BarriersTeaching as a Means and Learning as a GoalThe Importance of Connectivity and Technological Resources in Flexible LearningBackground of the Course, Redesigning EducationHow Affective Networks Were AddressedAccess to Learning: Providing Options to Recruit Interest.Building of Learning: Providing Options to Sustain Effort and PersistenceInternalization of Learning: Providing Options for Self-regulationHow Recognition Networks Were AddressedAccess to Learning: Options for PerceptionBuilding of Learning: Options for Language and SymbolsInternalization of Learning: Options for ComprehensionHow Strategic Networks Were AddressedAccess to Learning: Options for Physical ActionBuilding of Learning: Options for Expression and CommunicationInternalization of Learning: Options for Executive Function.ConclusionAcknowledgmentReferencesSection 6: Struggle for InclusivityChapter 9: Individualistic and Collective shielding approaches: FranceIntroductionIntroducing the CountryFrance in the Covid Crisis: School closures and collective measureCollective MeasuresIndividual Shielding MeasuresDigital Green Certificate and VaccinationPeople With Disabilities During the Covid CrisisCollective MeasuresIndividual Shielding MeasuresStudents With a Visual Impairment and Presentation of the Population with a Visual ImpairmentCollective Measures: Teleworking and Pedagogical ContinuityIndividual Shielding Measures ConsequencesStudents With a Neurodevelopmental DisorderPresentation of the Population with an ADHDCollective MeasuresIndividual MeasuresConclusionReferencesChapter 10: Solving Problems to Support Children and Families: JapanAbstractPolicies for Persons with DisabilitiesCurrent Main ServicesRelevant Crises and Support for People with DisabilitiesNatural DisastersSurvey ReportsChallenges Faced by PWD and Efforts Made to Resolve ThemThe Problem and CorrespondencesLessons LearnedSupport for Persons (Children) With Disabilities During Covid-19ConclusionAcknowledgmentsChapter 11: Instructional Design and Delivery during the Pandemic: TaiwanIntroductionEducation of Children with Disabilities in TaiwanThe Epidemic Lessons Before Covid-19Enterovirus Infection Outbreak in 1998 and Hand Hygiene DevelopmentSars Outbreak in 2003 and the Improvement in Epidemic Education in SchoolsThe Covid-19 Outbreak: Contingency Plan of Administration and Implementation in TaiwanBefore the Domestic Outbreak: January 2020 to Mid-May 2021After the Domestic Outbreak: After Mid-May 2021Issues in Distance EducationChallenges and SuggestionsInstructional DesignInstructional DeliveryOrganizing the CurriculumConclusionsReferencesChapter 12: Challenges, Best Practices and Solutions: QatarIntroductionBrief Introduction of the Background of Education for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in QatarThe Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Lockdown in Qatar on PWD in QatarBarriers to Distance Learning for Students with Disabilities Post-pandemicLesson LearnedConclusionResourcesChapter 13: Remedy in Desperation: TurkeyIntroductionLegal System and Offered Services for the Individuals with Disabilities in TurkeyApproaches to the Individuals During Disasters and the Pandemic in TurkeyPossible Strategies for a Better ApproachConclusionReferencesConclusionChapter 14: Lessons Learned from Around the WorldIndex