Missed opportunities? Accessibility in ‘post-pandemic’ academia

Abstract

The dramatic increase in the use of online platforms for work and socialising during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic supported greater access for disabled people. However, three years in, online options to participate have dwindled or even disappeared entirely in some spaces. This article discusses the changes in online access and their impact, using personal experiences and reflections focused on the context of academia in the UK.

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.

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https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2023.2190478

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https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/310957/