Lockdown-Related Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review with Thematic Analysis.
Tiago Silva JesusSutanuka BhattacharjyaChristina PapadimitriouYelena BogdanovaJacob A BentleyJuan Carlos Arango-LasprillaSureshkumar Kamalakannannull The Refugee Empowerment Task Force International Networking Group Of The American Congress Of Rehabilitation MedicinePublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Lockdown-related measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic can disproportionally affect people with disabilities with broader impact on their health and social grounds. Lack of disability-inclusive response and emergency preparedness and pre-pandemic disparities created structural disadvantages, exacerbated during the pandemic. Both structural disparities and their pandemic ramifications require the development and implementation of disability-inclusive public health and policy measures.