Economic Inequality during Covid-19 as a Pathway to Food Insecurity for People who are Disabled and Racialized as Non-White

Covid-19 heightened economic inequality across the U.S., especially for people who are disabled and non-white. These intersecting economic vulnerabilities open pathways to hunger. Using a survey from July 2020 (n = 2,043) in the Intermountain West, we find that economic inequality explained a substantial portion of food insecurity for people with disabilities. Racially stratified models show that people who were also non-white were more likely to be food insecure and receive differential protection from economic resources. Stronger social support will help mitigate food insecurity, yet such programs must grapple with the ways that ableism and racism intersect, especially during economic shock.Copyright © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

What's Keeping Residents "Out of the Mainstream": Challenges to Participation in the News Media for Older People Living in Residential Care.

The voices of older people living in residential care are often excluded from news articles about residential care, and this exclusion was especially apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to identify and understand the barriers which may be obstructing the news media participation of older residents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 journalists, 7 administrators, and 12 residents. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a thematic analysis, which resulted in the following themes: (1) residents are physically separated from their communities; (2) journalists do not consider residents to be official sources for news stories; (3) administrators feel they must manage their care home's reputation and control access to residents; and (4) journalists and administrators are not equipped to handle issues of consent and privacy. The role of ableism and ageism in the news reporting process is discussed.

A public health crisis is a disability rights crisis: Health inequality and ableism in the pandemic

Whether we identify as disabled or not, the pandemic has brought issues relevant to disability rights to the forefront of our minds. It is timelier than ever to develop an understanding of disability rights concerning the pandemic. This opinion piece describes disability challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Person first language is not adhered to here, in line with conversations in the disability rights movement (Botha et al., 2021). It is important to note that in conveying disability experiences during this period, it is understood that no two experiences are the same. Similarly, disability is a broad term, and the pandemic may have produced differing needs across areas of disability, such as physical and mental health and intellectual disability. Our hope is in beginning a conversation around the intersections and nuances of these issues. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Clinical Psychology Forum is the property of British Psychological Society and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Precarious Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Disability-Related Discrimination, and Mental Health

Drawing on separate strands of research documenting the psychological consequences of (a) precarious employment and other challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) ableism, this study incorporates both into an examination of disability-based differences in the joint significance of discrimination and work precarity during the pandemic for mental health. Analyses utilizing data from a regional survey of people with and without disabilities in the Intermountain West (N = 2,012) provide evidence that precarious employment, greater discrimination, and disability independently predict depressive symptoms. Further, in the context of greater discrimination, more precarious employment is found to have greater significance for people with disabilities compared to those who are not currently disabled. These findings challenge us to think about how we engage in research concerning ableism and macro-level stressors, and underscore the role of power structures and positionality in shaping the psychological impact of employment challenges experienced during the pandemic.

Accessibility4Equity: Cripping technology-mediated compulsory education through sociotechnical praxis

During COVID-19, technology has frequently mediated schools' emergency remote learning. Tragically, many of those technologies, despite legal requirements to the contrary, are inaccessible to disabled youth-a pattern of oppression within compulsory education that predates the pandemic by almost two decades and is rooted in ableism. In this paper, I advance a new interdisciplinary framework-Accessibility4Equity (A4E)-that integrates existing single-discipline theories to explain the messy interactions among human and non-human actors engaged in learning that is equitable and accessible to disabled youth within the context of compulsory education. A4E asserts that equitable technology-mediated education is (1) constructed by educators and disabled people collaboratively cripping discourse and practice through sociotechnical praxis, (2) born technologically and pedagogically accessible;and (3) requires institutions to have the capacity to cultivate access intimacy and swiftly respond to individual needs. Hence, A4E is a framework that scholars and practitioners can use to begin the complex social change that is required to disrupt the unjust status quo and reimagine technology-mediated compulsory education as a place that values and is hospitable to disabled youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

A Systematic Literature Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of LGBTQIA+ Older Adults: Identification of Risk and Protective Health Factors and Development of a Model of Health and Disease.

It is important to understand the differential impact of COVID-19 on the health of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and people with other sexual orientations and forms of gender expression (LGBTQIA+). The objective of this study is to systematically review the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQIA+ older adults' health including risk and protective factors. We reviewed a total of 167 records including LGBTQIA+ older adults published since 2019. Two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts and extracted information of 21 full-text records meeting inclusion criteria using COVIDENCE software. The results show that the negative health consequences are exacerbated by personal risk (e.g., perceived homo/transphobia and ageism in LGBTQIA+ communities) and environmental factors (e.g., heterosexism within health services). The negative impact seems to be reduced by personal protective (e.g., resilience, spirituality, and hobbies) and environmental factors (e.g., technology use to increase social participation and social rituals). In conclusion, the health of LGBTQIA+ older adults has been disproportionately affected during the pandemic associated to the latest coronavirus (COVID-19). The experiences of LGBTQIA+ older adults during the pandemic are integrated in a Model of Health and Disease for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Specific strategies to promote health and well-being in this community are provided.

Care in the complex dependence of people with disabilities: a matter of justice

The purpose of this text is to problematize the care of people with disabilities who experience the complex dependence and defend care as a matter of justice. For that, we estab-lish a dialogue between disability studies and a political-feminist ethics of care. In the first section, we approach the theme of care from a political-feminist perspective. Then, we point out how ableism and familism, in line with neoliberal policies, obstruct access to care, some-thing accentuated in times of emergency in the field of health, as during the Covid-19 pan-demic. Finally, based on the understanding that public care is a matter of justice for people with disabilities, we present some ethical-political assumptions that contribute to qualify the debate on this subject and to foster the construction of emancipatory social policies © 2022, Revista Estudos Feministas.All Rights Reserved.

Remnants of Community: What I Learned in the First Year of the Pandemic

This commentary reflects briefly on 10 of the many lessons that defined the Covid‐19 pandemic. These reflections are taken from one disabled person's experience but resonate with many. As such they give a flavour of the thematic issue as a whole, while offering a highly personal contribution to the publication project. © 2023 by the author(s).

Disability and Social Inclusion: Lessons From the Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic necessitated rapid, radical changes to global systems, structures, and organisations across all areas of life, including education, healthcare, and social services. These changes were something of a double‐edged sword. On the one hand, widespread adoption of the kinds of remote‐working technologies long advocated for by disabled people opened up possibilities for inclusion. On the other, some people's inability to access such technologies, together with increased social isolation, exacerbated forms of exclusion. This thematic issue considers what lessons can be learned from the pandemic in striving to design a future which is more inclusive for all. In this editorial, we provide a brief overview of some of the major challenges the pandemic created for disabled people, who were disproportionately negatively affected by it. We also suggest that a disability rights lens is a useful way of highlighting both the contingency of disability and the need for more responsive and humane healthcare systems. The editorial goes on to outline the opportunities to challenge entrenched ableism and create a "new normal” the pandemic afforded. It concludes by offering a thematic overview of the articles in this thematic issue, which together reveal a complex pattern of inclusions and exclusions, interdependence, and intersectionality. © 2023 by the author(s);

Disabled People's Experiences of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Call to Action for Social Change

The Coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruption and change in most aspects of society, and there are concerns that disabled people may be particularly disadvantaged. This article, written by disabled activists and non‐disabled allies, shares data extrapolated from focus groups regarding the lived experiences of twelve disabled people and disability allies during the Covid‐19 pandemic, eleven of whom were based in the UK, and one based in Iraq. We describe the key issues and learning points from this data, arguing that the measures taken by the government and organisations to protect the public during the pandemic have instead brought to the fore long‐standing ableist narratives regarding which bodies are valuable in society. This ableist agenda has acted to control and silence the voices of disabled people by objectifying disability and defining "pre‐existing health conditions” as being more expendable, and therefore less worthy of attention during the pandemic. In presenting our position for change and call to action, we will argue that it is only when disabled peo-ple's experiences and voices are heard in decision‐making that policymakers can begin to learn from the inequalities that have been demonstrated through the pandemic. Here, we will introduce our Wellcome Trust‐funded "We Are the People” Disability Research Collective programme (2021–2026). This programme develops a new disability activist‐led research network, whereby disabled people can conduct research into topics that are important to them. © 2023 by the author(s);licensee Cogitatio (Lisbon, Portugal).

A WORLD EXPOSED: A PLAINTIVE PLEA FOR INCLUSION

COVID-19 pandemic deepens structures of division and inequality in a fractured world. Responses to the pandemic demonstrate that fundamental change to time-honoured social organisation and practices is not only possible, but it is also essential for survival. Social distancing has prompted the discovery that connection is essential for good mental health and wellbeing. This chapter suggests that claims of the success of universal schooling not only warrant the critical scrutiny they have attracted, but there is also the case that reforms remain chimeric for excluded population cohorts. A radical rethinking of the purpose and structure of education is overdue. Pandemic tells us that such rethinking is possible. © 2023 by Emerald Publishing Limited.

"It's finding peace in my body": Using crip theory to understand authenticity for a queer, disabled college student

Using narrative inquiry and guided by crip theory, we critiqued the relationship between the experiences of one queer, disabled college student and compulsory able-bodiedness, compulsory heterosexuality, and academic ableism. Findings reveal the complexities of claiming crip and passing. They also reveal resistance to these complexities through the dynamic process of radical self-love and the identity of a queer health rebel. In turn, this resistance led to a fluid conceptualization of authenticity as a student development construct. Implications of these findings suggest educational practices that foster holistic access-including those offered for nondisabled students during the COVID-19 pandemic-and reject academic ableism. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Children's lives and rights under lockdown: A Northern Irish perspective by autistic young people

By June 2021, children and young people had experienced two periods of lockdown and home learning in Northern Ireland. The detrimental impact of these periods of indefinite confinement is wider reaching than reported educational stagnation, with the fundamental rights of childhood: play;rest;and leisure;all adversely implicated. Autistic children's experiences of Covid‐19 have been largely absent from current crisis and recovery discourse. This is the first published study to directly and specifically involve autistic children both as research advisors and as research participants in a rights‐based participatory study relating to the pandemic. Drawing on concepts of ableist childism and epistemic injustice, this article presents, through Photovoice, the emotional, social and educational experiences of post‐ primary aged autistic young people in Northern Ireland during the first 2020 lockdown of the Covid‐19 pandemic. The project was grounded in a child rights‐based approach and was guided by a group of four autistic young advisors aged 11–15. The paper concludes by arguing that government responses to the pandemic, as experienced by autistic young people, act as forms of oppression that prioritises and further embeds normative non‐autistic structures and responses under the guise of public health necessity. [ FROM AUTHOR]

Coping with dis/ableism in Twitter discourse: A corpus-based critical appraisal analysis of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard case

During the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, social media intensified their role as a channel for the sharing of opinions about health-related risk prevention measures (Zappavigna, 2012, 2018). Yet, the latter arguably gave way to the promotion of a set of common values which resulted in verbal discrimination and hostility directed at specific groups of people. The article provides an analysis of the appraisal of risk communication discourse about mask exemptions in a specialised Twitter corpus, specifically compiled to represent the period March 2020-March 2021. The data are analysed according to an approach which draws upon findings in Critical Social Media Discourse Analysis and Appraisal Linguistics. Corpus Linguistics methodological tools are combined with the analysis of context and discourse structural evaluation through qualitative assessments (Baker, 2006;Zappavigna, 2017). The analysis focuses on the lexical and grammatical resources used to express attitude oriented to affect (Martin & White, 2015). It discusses findings related to negative/positive appraisal and adaptive/maladaptive responses, such as activism, solidarity and hate speech in relation to COVID-19 health-related measures and combines the findings on affect with the critical discourse analysis of disablist and ableist discourse. It hopes to contribute to the development of a digital culture of respect and peace and to foster awareness of the core values of inclusion and solidarity in online and offline communication. © 2022 IJLS;Printed in the USA by Lulu Press Inc.

Cuidado na dependência complexa de pessoas com deficiência: uma questão de justiça

O objetivo deste texto é problematizar o cuidado de pessoas com deficiência que experienciam a dependência complexa e defendê-lo como uma questão de justiça. Para tanto, estabelecemos um diálogo entre os estudos da deficiência e uma ética político-feminista do cuidado. Na primeira seção, apresentamos o cuidado a partir da perspectiva político-feminista. Em seguida, apontamos como o capacitismo e o familismo, em consonância com as políticas neoliberais, obstaculizam o acesso ao cuidado, algo acentuado em épocas de emergência no campo da saúde, como durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Por fim, com base no entendimento de que o cuidado público é uma questão de justiça para pessoas com deficiência, apresentamos alguns pressupostos ético-políticos que contribuem para qualificar o debate sobre o tema e fomentar a construção de políticas sociais emancipatórias.Alternate : The purpose of this text is to problematize the care of people with disabilities who experience the complex dependence and defend care as a matter of justice. For that, we estab-lish a dialogue between disability studies and a political-feminist ethics of care. In the first section, we approach the theme of care from a political-feminist perspective. Then, we point out how ableism and familism, in line with neoliberal policies, obstruct access to care, some-thing accentuated in times of emergency in the field of health, as during the Covid-19 pan-demic. Finally, based on the understanding that public care is a matter of justice for people with disabilities, we present some ethical-political assumptions that contribute to qualify the debate on this subject and to foster the construction of emancipatory social policies.Alternate : El propósito de este texto es problematizar el cuidado de las personas con discapa-cidad que experimentan la dependencia compleja y defender el cuidado como una cuestión de justicia. Para ello, establecimos un diálogo entre los estudios de la discapacidad y una ética político-feminista del cuidado. En la primera sección, presentamos el cuidado desde una pers-pectiva políticofeminista. A continuación, señalamos cómo el capacitismo y el familismo, en línea con las políticas neoliberales, dificultan el acceso a los cuidados, algo acentuado en tiem-pos de emergencia en el ámbito de la salud, como durante la pandemia del Covid-19. Final-mente, a partir del entendimiento de que el cuidado público es un asunto de justicia para las personas con discapacidad, presentamos algunos supuestos ético-políticos que contribuyen a cualificar el debate sobre el tema y favorecen la construcción de políticas sociales emancipatorias.

Care in the complex dependence of people with disabilities: a matter of justice

The purpose of this text is to problematize the care of people with disabilities who experience the complex dependence and defend care as a matter of justice. For that, we estab-lish a dialogue between disability studies and a political-feminist ethics of care. In the first section, we approach the theme of care from a political-feminist perspective. Then, we point out how ableism and familism, in line with neoliberal policies, obstruct access to care, some-thing accentuated in times of emergency in the field of health, as during the Covid-19 pan-demic. Finally, based on the understanding that public care is a matter of justice for people with disabilities, we present some ethical-political assumptions that contribute to qualify the debate on this subject and to foster the construction of emancipatory social policies.Alternate : O objetivo deste texto é problematizar o cuidado de pessoas com deficiência que experienciam a dependência complexa e defendê-lo como uma questão de justiça. Para tanto, estabelecemos um diálogo entre os estudos da deficiência e uma ética político-feminista do cuidado. Na primeira seção, apresentamos o cuidado a partir da perspectiva político-feminista. Em seguida, apontamos como o capacitismo e o familismo, em consonância com as políticas neoliberais, obstaculizam o acesso ao cuidado, algo acentuado em épocas de emergência no campo da saúde, como durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Por fim, com base no entendimento de que o cuidado público é uma questão de justiça para pessoas com deficiência, apresentamos alguns pressupostos ético-políticos que contribuem para qualificar o debate sobre o tema e fomentar a construção de políticas sociais emancipatórias.Alternate : El propósito de este texto es problematizar el cuidado de las personas con discapa-cidad que experimentan la dependencia compleja y defender el cuidado como una cuestión de justicia. Para ello, establecimos un diálogo entre los estudios de la discapacidad y una ética político-feminista del cuidado. En la primera sección, presentamos el cuidado desde una pers-pectiva políticofeminista. A continuación, señalamos cómo el capacitismo y el familismo, en línea con las políticas neoliberales, dificultan el acceso a los cuidados, algo acentuado en tiem-pos de emergencia en el ámbito de la salud, como durante la pandemia del Covid-19. Final-mente, a partir del entendimiento de que el cuidado público es un asunto de justicia para las personas con discapacidad, presentamos algunos supuestos ético-políticos que contribuyen a cualificar el debate sobre el tema y favorecen la construcción de políticas sociales emancipatorias.

Unpacking ableist discourses in Cypriot education policy during the pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, children with disabilities were confronted with ableist discourses that justified unfair policy measures. This study is concerned with the discourses recorded in a range of education documents, published during the pandemic within the Republic of Cyprus. It employs an interdisciplinary framework, informed by Critical Discourse Analysis, Inclusive Education, and Critical Disability Studies, to examine the powerful actors and the ideologies that influenced the formation of discourses. The paper undertakes a critical interpretation of the disability discourses developed in Cyprus during the pandemic, links this with other relevant research conducted in other European countries prior to and during the pandemic, and suggests policy actions/measures that value children with disabilities and their families.

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

The 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 causes-ableism including the devaluation of disabled lives-have 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.

Autism in the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflecting on loss and resilience

This chapter explores resilience in an era of COVID-19 as it relates to social workers' role in supporting mental health among autistic people during and after this pandemic. Ableism is identified as a key theme that impacts resilience. The author suggests that shared experiences of loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may foster greater empathy and awareness for social workers in working with this group of people. Recommendations for identity-affirming interventions that address this sense of loss and foster resilient coping are also discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)