Covid-19’s toll on disabled people in low- and middle-income countries

with Vera Kubenz

6 Jun 2023 | Social Inclusion

In this episode, Vera Kubenz, from the University of Birmingham, in the UK, will tell us about the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people in low- and middle-income countries. What kind of exclusion were disabled peopled subjected to? And in what sectors? And what can we learn for the future?

Episode based on the article

“Vulnerable” or Systematically Excluded? The Impact of Covid-19 on Disabled People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
By Vera Kubenz and Dina Kiwan
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About the Speaker

Vera Kubenz is an early career researcher based in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. With a background in sociology, media, and cultural studies, her work broadly sits within critical disability studies, with interdisciplinary influences from queer and feminist studies, psychology, and human geography. Her interests lie, particularly, in experiences of disablement and oppression in everyday contexts.