June 17, 2022 // by Lene Andersen
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the depth of ableism and discrimination against people with disabilities. In this column for a HealthCentral, I share the experience of being high risk and the emotional impact of being swept under the rug of pandemic ableism: ““Why should I change my life when you have to be careful anyway?”…
Category: HealthCentral
Tag: .disability, #highriskcovid19, ableism, eugenics, pandemic
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