'At risk' and 'vulnerable' ! Reflections on inequities and the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people

Describes the systemic discrimination experienced by disabled people, including within the health system, and how these multi-factorial and cumulative events result in health inequities. Provides examples of how decisions during times of humanitarian crisis such as Covid-19 can unfairly impact disabled people, exacerbate already existing health inequities, and infringe disabled peoples’ human rights. Encourages physiotherapists to reflect upon, recognise, and challenge systemic bias, and proposes strategies physiotherapists might take to help mitigate and address health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.