Pandemic

Before the pandemic, Britney Wilson's daily drive from Brooklyn to Manhattan took two hours. She has cerebral palsy and uses arm crutches and a motorized scooter to get around. Her subway stop is inaccessible and…

Social worker Dolores Loftus did her job remotely for six months as Covid-19 spiked before her bosses in a Florida school district told her to return to face-to-face contact.Loftus was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder,…

By Brianna Johnson As more people are vaccinated and the pressure to return to “normal” grows, we have a unique opportunity to reassess work culture and create jobs that not only embrace, but celebrate, the unique contributions of people…

SALEM, Oregon (KTVZ) - The Oregon Department of Human Services will begin dispensing Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) food services on Thursday, July 22nd. P-EBT provides grocery services to families whose children have not had access to…

Kanisha Aikin had suspected her son, Carter, might have dyslexia, but it wasn’t until his Katy, Texas, school closed in March 2020 that she was certain. Carter, then in 1st grade, quickly switched to remote learning alongside millions of…

The level of marginalization disabled people experienced in Wales during the pandemic led many to report confusion, helplessness, abandonment, isolation, fear and frustration, according to a groundbreaking disabled-led report. The Locked…

Every student in Pennsylvania is entitled to repeat a grade to make up for learning losses from COVID-19, but families who wish to exercise this right must act quickly.A law signed by Governor Tom Wolf last week gives parents until July 15…

Inequality for people with disabilities in the labor market has always been a reality, but now the problems surrounding unemployment and job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic have only worsened. According to a recent study by Stats Canada,…

Activists have accused a council of using the pandemic as a “Trojan horse” to make permanent changes in the city center that, once introduced as temporary measures, will have “devastating” effects on disabled access. The York Disability…

For people with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating, from increased exposure to the virus among those living in community facilities to openly discriminatory government policies, such as the…