A father stranded in Hong Kong's airport with his vulnerable autistic son for more than 13 hours said on Tuesday (Aug 30) that the city's coronavirus quarantine regulations for people with disabilities were 'inhumane' and should be ditched. David Schaus said the delay happened because the family was not allowed to apply for permission for home quarantine for Alexander, nine,...
A handout photo. David Schaus and son Alex, nine, who is autistic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who were stranded at the airport for about 13 hours as they awaited confirmation that the youngster could quarantine at home on medical grounds.
"If the quarantine does continue to last, then people with special needs need to get reasonable accommodation, or it's just inhumane." He said he spent hours sending emails to the Department of Health and called police to see if they would be able to help with the problem. Schaus, who has lived in Hong Kong for 18 years, said he had written to the Department of Health at the start of the month to ask for a home exemption for Alexander.
Stella Cheng, the chairwoman of the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, said parents with special needs children would "think twice" before they went on overseas trips if they knew they could face quarantine problems when they returned.Cheng agreed that families with children who had conditions such as autism would find hotel quarantine difficult because of the unfamiliar surroundings.
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