Triple jeopardy: disabled people and the COVID-19 pandemic
296 Citations•2021•
Tom Shakespeare, Florence Ndagire, Queen E. Seketi
People with disabilities have been differentially affected by COVID-19 because of the increased risk of poor outcomes from the disease itself, reduced access to routine health care and rehabilitation, and the adverse social impacts of efforts to mitigate the pandemic.
Abstract
People with disabilities have been differentially affected by COVID-19 because of three factors: the increased risk of poor outcomes from the disease itself, reduced access to routine health care and rehabilitation, and the adverse social impacts of efforts to mitigate the pandemic.