Disability in Iceland

Access all areas: Meet the man building a thousand wheelchair ramps. (2023, Euronews)

Impact

Risky Obliviousness Within Fragmented Services: Experiences of Families With Disabled Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic:

“During the pandemic, the gaps in the already fragmented services widened, and the families were left to navigate this new reality on their own. Preventive measures enforced by municipalities and healthcare services centred on non-disabled people’s experiences and needs. Unprepared service systems distanced themselves from the families while maintaining governance and supervision over defining their need for support.” (2023, Social Inclusion)

Book review of 'Understanding Disability throughout History: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Iceland from Settlement to 1936'. “This volume challenges presentist views of disability, exploring diverse historical contexts and uncovering hidden aspects of Iceland's past.” (Aug, H-Disability)

Discussion of a research and community project that took Multidisciplinary Approaches to Disability from late 9th to early 20th Century:

“The project provides representation of people who lived with physical, mental, and/or sensory differences across Iceland’s history not simply as a homogenous group defined by one common experience but as individuals with their own unique lives and stories. Responsible historical disability representation affects both society as a whole and disability communities, with the latter having a valuable opportunity to see their experiences reflected in the past.” (2022, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research)

Migration

Iceland halts deportation of seriously ill Palestinian boy after public protests. (Sep, Middle East Monitor)

Despite Bans, Disabled Women Are Still Being Sterilized in Europe (2023, New York Times)