Y llynedd, comisiynais ein Fforwm Cydraddoldeb i Bobl Anabl er mwyn edrych ar yr effaith y mae’r pandemig Covid-19 wedi’i chael ar bobl anabl. Roeddwn yn bryderus iawn ynghylch adroddiadau’r Fforwm hwn a data eraill ar effaith Covid-19 ar bobl anabl. Roedd yn dod yn fwyfwy amlwg bod y pandemig yn effeithio’n negyddol ar bobl anabl, a hynny i raddau anghymesur. O’r herwydd, sefydlodd y Fforwm ymchwiliad seiliedig ar dystiolaeth i geisio deall profiadau pobl anabl a dysgu ohonynt.
Last year I commissioned our Disability Equality Forum to examine the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on disabled people. I was extremely concerned about reports from this Forum, and other data of the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people. It was becoming increasingly evident that disabled people were being negatively affected by the pandemic to a disproportionate degree. The Forum resolved to establish an evidence-based enquiry with a view to understanding and learning from disabled people’s experiences.