ORCiD
Katie Savin: 0000-0001-8155-0749
Department
Social Work
Abstract
In this essay, we suggest practical ways to shift the framing of crisis standards of care toward disability justice. We elaborate on the vision statement provided in the 2010 Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) “Summary of Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations,” which emphasizes fairness; equitable processes; community and provider engagement, education, and communication; and the rule of law. We argue that interpreting these elements through disability justice entails a commitment to both distributive and recognitive justice. The disability rights movement's demand “Nothing about us, without us” requires substantive inclusion of disabled people in decision-making related to their interests, including in crisis planning before, during, and after a pandemic like Covid-19.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2020
Publication Title
Hastings Center Report
ISSN
0093-0334
Volume
50
Issue
3
DOI
10.1002/hast.1128
First Page
28
Last Page
32
Recommended Citation
Guidry-Grimes, Laura; Savin, Katie; Stramondo, Joseph A.; Reynolds, Joel Michael; Tsaplina, Marina; Burke, Teresa Blankmeyer; Ballantyne, Angela; Kittay, Eva Feder; Stahl, Devan; Scully, Jackie Leach; Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie; Tarzian, Anita; Dorfman, Doron; and Fins, Joseph J., "Disability Rights as a Necessary Framework for Crisis Standards of Care and the Future of Health Care" (2020). All Faculty Scholarship. 499.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/shs-all/499
