Inêz Mália Sarmento is disabled autistic author who describes how her experience during the pandemic included growth and development. “It helped me understand even more that the world was ready, it just wasn’t using its resources the right way, meaning, the world could be accessible for everyone if we wanted it to be. That made me feel a bit resentful. But it also gave me the fuel I needed to keep pushing against the grain.” As a result of this access, she finished high school, began college, and made friends. She questions “going back to normal” and reducing these services.
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- Link: https://www.disartnow.org/journal/2020-was-one-of-the-best-years-of-my-life/
Details
Language: English
Type of Story: Newspaper or Magazine
Medium: written
Contributed by: Health Story Hub Team ( health-storyhub@uiowa.edu )
Citation:
Sarmento, I. M. (2022). 2020 was one of the best years of my life. DisArt. https://www.disartnow.org/journal/2020-was-one-of-the-best-years-of-my-life/