Disability rights during COVID-19: Emergency law and guidelines in England

Ivanka Antova

doi:10.1093/medlaw/fwaa026

Disability rights during COVID-19: Emergency law and guidelines in England

Ivanka Antova

School of Law

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Abstract

Disabled people may be disproportionately impacted by the response to the COVID-19 outbreak because of the kinds of countermeasures needed to tackle it, and serious disruptions to the services on which they rely. There are reports from the disability community in England and elsewhere that measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 impact negatively on their human rights and experiences. This commentary focuses on the healthcare and social care systems in England and describes how laws and practices have changed under the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these changes affect the rights of disabled people.

Original language	English
Journal	Medical Law Review
Early online date	06 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwaa026
Publication status	Early online date - 06 Sept 2020

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disability rights, COVID-19, social care, healthcare, Coronavirus Act 2020, guidelines

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Disability rights during COVID-19: Emergency law and guidelines in England

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