Abstract
This study examines the intersection between disability stigma and early responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The paper analyzes a key text, the Department of Human Services Office of Civil Right’s Bulletin, the document which provided initial guidance on an inclusive response to crisis. Further, it discusses several early stigma-based resource allocation policies, and notes ways that disability stigma negatively affected disabled people at the onset of the pandemic. Finally, it suggests three interventions to reduce disability stigma on individual, organizational, and system levels.
Presenters
Andjela KaurAssistant Teaching Professor, Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State University , Pennsylvania, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Public Health Policies and Practices
KEYWORDS
Disability, COVID, United States, Early Response
