Disability in the Time of Pandemic

Allison C. Carey is professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, USA.Sara E. Green is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of South Florida, USA.Laura Mauldin is Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, as well as Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut, USA.

• Introduction 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