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Book SynopsisCOVID-19 has once again illuminated the ways in which health risks and negative health outcomes are tied to economic and social inequalities. Disabled people rank among those most disadvantaged in terms of education, income, and social inclusion and this exacerbated their risk of negative pandemic-related outcomes. From the start, it was clear that disabled people would be disproportionately affected by the pandemic and this solidified as the pandemic unfolded.
Disability in the Time of Pandemic is a timely exploration of emerging research into the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for people with disabilities in their varied communities and across their complex identities. Using the insights, perspectives, and methods of a variety of disciplines including Anthropology, Disability Studies, Education, Physical and Rehabilitation Therapies, Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, and Women’s and Gender Studies, authors explore the initial and ongoing effects of the global pandemic on people with disabilities in Canada, India, Poland, and the United States.
The Research in Social Science and Disability series is essential reading for researchers and students across the social sciences interested in disability, social movements, activism, and identity.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to Disability in the Time of Pandemic; Laura Mauldin, Sara E. Green, and Allison C. Carey
Part I. Implications of the Pandemic for the Health, Well-being, and Care of People with Disabilities and their Families
Chapter 1. COVID-19 and People with Disabilities: Social Inequalities in the Distribution of Pandemic Vulnerability; Jayajit Chakraborty
Chapter 2. Cumulative and Cascading Impacts of Invisibility: An Intersectional Approach to Understanding the Housing Experiences of Canadians with Disabilities During COVID-19; Valérie Grand'Maison, Kathryn Reinders, Laura Pin, Jihan Abbas, and Deborah Stienstra
Chapter 3. “A Rollercoaster of Emotions:” Social Distancing, Anxiety, and Loneliness among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions; Michelle Maroto, David Pettinicchio, Lei Chai, and Andy Holmes
Chapter 4. Barriers in the Access to Healthcare Facilities during COVID-19 for People with Disabilities in Mumbai’s Informal Settlements; Srishti Jaitely and Navjit Gaurav
Chapter 5. Excessive Childhoods, Self-Reliant Citizens: Discursive Constructions of Care for Disabled Children in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Kim Fernandes and Tanushree Sarkar
Chapter 6. Social and Health Experiences of Disabled People with Complex Medical Conditions during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Joana Milan Lorandi and Pamela Block
Part II. Implications of the Pandemic for People with Disabilities in Educational and Workplace Settings
Chapter 7. Inequality in the Schooling Experiences of Disabled Children and their Families during COVID-19; Rachel Elizabeth Fish, David Enrique Rangel, Nelly De Arcos, and Olivia Friend
Chapter 8. "Everybody Thrown into the Deep End at the Same Time:” Reflections on Family-School Partnership in a Time of COVID-19; Julia Jansen-van Vuuren, Danielle Roberts, Grace L. Francis, Colleen M. Davison, Sharon Gabison, and Heather M. Aldersey
Chapter 9. Sol Express in the Time of Covid: Reflections from a Creative Arts Participatory Research Project; Madeline Burghardt
Chapter 10. Everyday Life of Students with Disabilities using Assistance Services in Poland: Lessons from the Pandemic; Ewa Giermanowska, Mariola Racław, and Dorota Szawarska
Chapter 11. Disability and the Diversity Framework in the Post-pandemic Workplace; Courtney Mullin, Robert Gould, Sarah Parker Harris, and Robin Jones
