The coronavirus pandemic has created a mass-disabling event that experts liken to HIV, polio or World War II, with millions suffering the long-term effects of infection with the coronavirus.
Not all long haulers meet the threshold commonly associated with being disabled, such as difficulty hearing, seeing, climbing stairs or dressing. Just over 30 years ago, the Americans With Disabilities Act was written broadly, and it has a legal definition that encompasses anyone who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity.
. She recalled both not wanting to stigmatize or segregate herself and worrying about diminishing the experiences of others whose disabilities were more severe than hers.“We need to issue an official welcome to long-covid people,” Gibson said. “We need to roll out the red carpet.”
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