Ever-changing but always constant: "Waves" of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorLund, Emily M.
dc.contributor.authorAyers, Kara B.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Cincinnati
dc.contributor.otherCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:07:09Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:07:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had considerable effects on the disability community. As the pandemic has progressed and changed, the manifestations of these effects have differed, and yet the underlying causesdableism including the devaluation of disabled livesdhave remained consistent. In this commentary, we explore the impact of the pandemic on the disability community in the United States, conceptualizing four distinct but overlapping "waves" of discrimination: 1) healthcare rationing and missed opportunities for disability inclusion, 2) access to resources, supplies, and accommodations; 3) vaccine access; and 4) long COVID and disability identity. Throughout our discussion of these waves, we detail the discrimination faced by people with disabilities, the underlying ableism that perpetuates it, and the resilience shown by the disability community. We end with a call for combating systemic ableism in healthcare and public health systems. (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationLund, E. M., & Ayers, K. B. (2022). Ever-changing but always constant: “Waves” of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In Disability and Health Journal (Vol. 15, Issue 4, p. 101374). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101374
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101374
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/10892
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectDisability
dc.subjectDiscrimination
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectHealthcare discrimination
dc.subjectAbleism
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectHealth Care Sciences & Services
dc.subjectHealth Policy & Services
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.titleEver-changing but always constant: "Waves" of disability discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Statesen_US
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