health – Breakthrough U.S.

COVID-19 & the response to it shows how dangerously inaccessible safety nets are for people with disabilities

We were clearly not prepared for a pandemic, but the system in place has never made things easy for disabled people.

VIDEO: The Stress of the Pandemic is Gendered. Our Response Has to Be, Too

This is just to say that this pandemic has heightened forms of violence that have existed before, and have especially increased for many, especially women and GNC individuals.

VIDEO: Connecting with my ancestors showed me that healing is possible, even in a pandemic

With the guidance and wisdom of my ancestors and that of a supportive group of friends, my mother, and sister, I feel and know I am a better person than before.