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Amid reality of medical rationing, ableist bias against disabled people in accessing healthcare must be challenged
FirstpostIt is not a matter of coincidence that during medical emergencies, we see the system saving those who are ‘most useful to society’ while disabled people are pushed to the periphery. Therefore, it is not a matter of coincidence that during medical emergencies, we see people saving the lives of those who are ‘most useful to society’. She says: “There is a long history of discrimination and bias against people with disabilities in accessing healthcare, often based on stereotypes and perceptions about the value and quality of lives of people with disabilities.” But many of these biases themselves stem from knowing little about the lived experience of disabled persons and decisions often being made entirely without consultation with the disabled. Moreover, through our collective resistance and rejection that ‘some lives are disposable’, we can and should build a better, more inclusive world, with disabled people leading the way.
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