6 ways responses to Covid-19 have been ableist, and why it matters

If we don’t recognize and deliberately steer away from ableism in responding to Covid-19, the pandemic will never really end for people with disabilities. Instead of being a two or three year crisis to look back on, Covid could be a major setback for disability rights and justice, and  result in a permanent loss of safety and mobility for people with disabilities.

Read full story... (off-site)
Topics:
Ableism and disability models, Emergency management

Author:
Andrew Pulrang

Source:
Forbes

Date published:
Mon 31st Jan, 2022