Ableism, Human Rights, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Healthcare-Related Barriers Experienced by Deaf People in Aotearoa New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue24
dc.citation.volume19
dc.contributor.authorRoguski M
dc.contributor.authorOfficer TN
dc.contributor.authorNazari Orakani S
dc.contributor.authorGood G
dc.contributor.authorHändler-Schuster D
dc.contributor.authorMcBride-Henry K
dc.contributor.editorMoreira PS
dc.contributor.editorMorgado P
dc.contributor.editorAlmeida PR
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T01:39:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:40Z
dc.date.available2022-12-18
dc.date.available2023-07-11T01:39:59Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:40Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-18
dc.date.updated2023-07-11T00:16:36Z
dc.description© 2022 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected global healthcare access and exacerbated pre-pandemic structural barriers. Literature on disabled people's experiences accessing healthcare is limited, with even less framing healthcare access as a human rights issue. This study documents and critically analyses Deaf people's healthcare access experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven self-identified Deaf individuals participated in semi-structured videoconferencing interviews. Discourse analysis was applied to participant narratives with discourses juxtaposed against a human rights analysis. Barriers influencing healthcare access included: (1) the inability of healthcare providers to communicate appropriately, including a rigid adherence to face mask use; (2) cultural insensitivity and limited awareness of Deaf people's unique needs; and (3) the impact of ableist assumptions and healthcare delaying care. Barriers to healthcare access represent consecutive breaches of rights guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Such breaches delay appropriate healthcare access and risk creating future compounding effects. Action is required to address identified breaches: (1) The CRPD should also underpin all health policy and practice development, inclusive of pandemic and disaster management responsiveness. (2) Health professionals and support staff should be trained, and demonstrate competency, in Deaf cultural awareness and sensitivity.
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dc.format.extent17007-
dc.identifier17007
dc.identifierijerph192417007
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36554887
dc.identifier.citationRoguski M, Officer TN, Nazari Orakani S, Good G, Händler-Schuster D, McBride-Henry K. (2022). Ableism, Human Rights, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Healthcare-Related Barriers Experienced by Deaf People in Aotearoa New Zealand.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 19. 24. (pp. 17007-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph192417007
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19863
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/24/17007
dc.relation.isPartOfInt J Environ Res Public Health
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAotearoa New Zealand
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCRDP
dc.subjectDeaf
dc.subjectaccess
dc.subjectbarriers
dc.subjectdisability
dc.subjecthealthcare
dc.subjecthuman rights
dc.subjectqualitative
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectHuman Rights
dc.subjectHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subjectDisabled Persons
dc.subjectSocial Discrimination
dc.titleAbleism, Human Rights, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Healthcare-Related Barriers Experienced by Deaf People in Aotearoa New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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