Ann Fudge Schormans – The Conversation

Veronica Lopez, who has spina bifida, gets vaccinated at COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

April 7, 2021

COVID‑19 amplifies the complexity of disability and race

Karen Kume Yoshida, University of Toronto; Ann Fudge Schormans, McMaster University; Chavon Niles, University of Toronto, and Susan Mahipaul, Western University

Using an intersectional approach will help bring visibility to diverse disability communities and provide the support they need to be safe, recover and rebuild their lives.

Many disabled people are facing difficulties maintaining and forming intimate relationships during COVID-19. (Shutterstock)

August 5, 2020

COVID‑19 has isolated disabled people from family, love, sex

Alan Santinele Martino, McMaster University; Ann Fudge Schormans, McMaster University, and Margaret Campbell, St. Thomas University (Canada)

Even before the pandemic, disabled people reported feeling socially isolated and lonely. Their plight has only been exacerbated by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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