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Educational participation dropped, and existing vulnerabilities widened. A focused evidence note examines households with members who are persons with disabilities, using recent regional phone-survey data to quantify disability prevalence and compare income recovery, basic-needs coverage, food insecurity, work and care burdens, and access to health services versus households without such members.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nPOVERTY AND EQUITY NOTES NOVEMBER 2021  \nImpacts of COVID-19 in Brazil  \nEvidence on persons with disabilities during the pandemic  \nAuthors: Gabriel Lara Ibarra, Anna Luisa Paffhausen and Carlos Casta ñeda  \nThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic range far and wide going from direct impacts on the economy and jobs to indirect effects of learning losses among children that are out of school. Brazil is among the countries most affected by the pandemic. After having experienced the largest drop in GDP (-4.1 percent in 2020) in recent history, the economy is recovering in an unbalanced way, with several labor market indicators still performing worse than pre-pandemic levels. In addition, impacts on human capital are still being accumulated as fewer children are engaged in educational activities (89 percent now compared to 99 percent before the pandemic) and only about 40 percent have face to face classes.  \nUnfortunately, the pandemic hit the most those that were already vulnerable. The COVID-19 effects on the widening of previous inequalities have been documented with for instance, those in low-skilled positions, lower access to technology, and who traditionally have borne the brunt of household work experiencing the larger losses. It is not surprising that households who were facing a challenging context fared worse and continue to suffer the consequences of the pandemic. Thus, it is ever important to shed light on some of these vulnerable groups and provide evidence on the magnitude of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  \nThis note focuses on households with members who are persons with disabilities. Data from a recent phone survey conducted across the region suggests that in 5.4 percent of households there is at least one person with disabilities 1. In Brazil, a recent phone survey ( Box 1) indicated that 7.3 percent of households had at least one member with a disability. These include households with members who have a lot of difficulty (4 percent of households) in any of the domains asked (vision, hearing, mobility, self-care) or are not able to carry them out at all (3.3 percent) . About 9 percent have a member who experiences some difficulty in any of the domains asked (Figure 1) .  \nFigure 1. Proportion of households with at least one member who is a person with a disability  \nSome difficulty  \n A lot of difficulty  \n Impossible to carryout the activity  \n No difficulty  \nSource: Brazil COVID-19 Phone Survey  \n1 Respondents reported that at least one member (5 years old or older) had a lot of difficulty or could not: see even with glasses, hear even with a hearing aid, walk, climb stairs, take a bath or get dressed on her own.  \nHouseholds with a member who is a person with disabilities were hit by the pandemic in several ways-and more than other households. About half of households with members with a disability have not yet recovered their pre-pandemic income (Figure 2A) . More than 50 percent of households with members with a disability are not able to cover their basic needs (Figure 2B) . The corresponding share among households without a PwD member is less than 40 percent.  \nHouseholds with persons with disabilities are faring much worse than those without in terms of food security (Figure 2C).  \nAbout 10 percent of households had ran out of food due to lack of money before the pandemic. As of August/September 2021, a higher proportion of households reported this aspect of food insecurity. The deterioration was more pronounced among households with a member with a disability (26.4 percent) than in other households (17.5 percent) . Moreover, on all aspects the survey considered on food insecurity, households with a member with a disability fared worse.  \nAt the same time, the opportunities to engage in work appear more limited for households with persons with disabilities due to increased housework. 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