In simple form, pay more attention to them. I'll again use the Down syndrome community as an example. We recognize that federally there might be challenges with making attention to this granular enough, but this is a good example of how vulnerable groups, because of their size.... Proportionately speaking, even the larger disability community population is still smaller relative to the size of the overall population, so you need to pay more attention.
To be frank, this needs to be more than lip service. It needs to be more than just political solutions. We need to be thinking about how to bridge the gaps. Even though DSRF and I recognize that a lot of the issues we're talking about are under provincial jurisdiction, there's a role to play federally. There are opportunities to create partnerships and leverage.
A good example of that is some of the funding rolled out as part of the emergency response, which DSRF was able to leverage through United Way. It helped us support the development of mental health programs. While those are great, the risk we have now is that they're short term. They're emergency. They will go by the wayside, we expect, at some point, and then you have those gaps. Some of my colleagues spoke to them.
There are opportunities and roles to play, but this is the catalyst we're talking about. You can use what you're learning through this particular crisis to really draft a better way of supporting persons with disabilities in Canada, in general and in the future.