Episode 12: Ableism Hasn't Gone Away
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This week on Access All Areas with Dermot and Felicity.
The main discussion this week is ableism in the world. We discuss the tweet of Laurence Fox regarding his exemption card for wearing a face mask, the ableism tropes on display in the latest season of Netflix's Cobra Kai and the ongoing problem of cyberbullying against disabled people.
Laurence Fox's Tweet
https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1350148854373634051
Face coverings: when to wear one, exemptions, and how to make your own
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own/face-coverings-when-to-wear-one-and-how-to-make-your-own
Face masks: what the data say
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02801-8
Here’s Why Vaccinated People Still Need to Wear a Mask
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-mask.html
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Vaccines
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-vaccines
The Department of Health has revised their Vaccine Programme for Northern Ireland
https://twitter.com/MyWayAccess/status/1349334067213459461
What to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-what-to-expect-after-vaccination/what-to-expect-after-your-covid-19-vaccination
Disabled people experience more disability hate crime in public than online
To finish the podcast, Dermot and Felicity spoke a little of what they got up to over the Christmas holidays
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