Episode 12: Ableism Hasn't Gone Away

Access All Areas with Dermot and Felicity

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