Costly bodies: an examination of long-term care and COVID-19 using autoethnography and critical discourse analysis
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2022-11-23
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Wilson, Dale
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The COVID-19 pandemic intensifies the challenging realities of institutionalization for many disabled people living in care facilities. This thesis project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of disabled people living in institutions from the perspective of a care provider. This project is situated within the theoretical frameworks of the political/relational model of disability, along with Crip theory. Data was collected from personal journal excerpts, as well as from health care protocols released from the Government of Saskatchewan and governing health care bodies. Data analysis through analytic autoethnography and critical discourse analysis revealed themes including isolation and societal understandings of the disposability of disabled individuals. This thesis project looks to communicate the realities of long-term care and highlight the harm health care protocols had for disabled individuals during the COVID-19, from the perspective of a care worker, while challenging ideas of institutionalization and merging thoughts around aging and disability studies.
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COVID-19, Long-term care, Institutions, Disability