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International and national crises often highlight inequalities in the labour market that disproportionately affect individual from diverse background. We need to build a disability inclusive response to covid-19. Since the beginning of the year more than 200 nations across the globe have been affected by covid-19. Many are still reeling under the devastating affects of the pandemic, with both public health and economy emerging market seem to especially vulnerable. In several of the Indian states we hear community members and associate narrate stories how migrant workers, Safai karamchari, Sanitation workers are badly affected due to covid-19 pandemic. While all of us at home maintain physical distance, they are forced to continue to serve us clean our surroundings to keep us safe. When the news of covid-19 broke, everyone wanted to stay indoors protect themselves and create a cocoon but, while the rich and the elite are doing this, the poor still come to pick up the garbage, still clean the roads, and still continue to deliver essential goods. This is happening at a risk that they have taken either due to perhaps their lack of awareness or lack of knowledge are for the mere need to survive, whatever may be the reason but only the disadvantage section of the society are suffered. Despite government having taken drastic step including offering varying degree of support to their citizens, there are some sections of the society that have been inadvantly excluded like person with disabilities ( PWDs ) more than 1 billion in number globally are one such person. This is because much of the advocacy on how to save during the pandemic.