Victoria

Portrait of Victoria, a woman-activist with disability

Women with disabilities report that quarantine has restricted their mobility for obvious reasons. “Since the beginning of quarantine, I have heard the statement “now, everyone will learn how people with disabilities live, they have always been at home and unable to move freely. In fact, I do not support this thesis, because it reinforces the stereotype that all people with disabilities really do stay at home, but many among us are quite active and move independently, leading an active lifestyle. This quarantine, however, has affected me in an unexpected way. I don't go outside at all, for very simple reasons: when I go down (on crutches), I have to touch everything. To just go outside, I need to touch all the bars and door knobs, which puts me at even greater risk, as well as my loved ones, so now I'm taking walks on the balcony. And imagine a person in a wheelchair who has to touch the wheels constantly. Well, you get the point,” says Victoria, a woman-activist with disability.