disability

You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.

Commentary

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By

Philip Hoover

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November 28, 2025

If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.
Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51

Health, Policy & Advocacy

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Miles W. Griffis

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November 15, 2025

Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
Long COVID is not FND, but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.

Health, Science

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David Tuller

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September 26, 2025

Some people with Long COVID are receiving potentially unhelpful diagnoses of functional neurological disorder (FND), a condition in which people experience neurological symptoms that cannot be attributed to known or currently identifiable pathophysiological causes.
Germany’s “Reha” clinics aren’t set up for Long COVID. And patients are reporting harm.

Health, International, Investigations

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Sophie Dimitriou

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September 16, 2025

The country’s pension insurance system pushes people to go through rehabilitation (“Reha”) clinics before they can access disability supports.
Long COVID taught me to slow down and stop trying to meet able-bodied benchmarks

Commentary

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Jermaine Greaves

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August 15, 2025

My life before Long COVID was very busy. I was in college, partying a lot and working as an artist and activist. I didn’t make time to rest, and it caused me to burn out. I tried to do everything at once and became overwhelmed.
Long COVID is increasing housing insecurity, but support programs fail to help

Health, Policy & Advocacy

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John Loeppky

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June 17, 2025

A growing body of research shows that Long COVID, combined with a lack of government support, leads to financial insecurity and housing instability.
Traveling with Long COVID is a challenge. Here’s how I made my journey safer.

Commentary

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Krista Atkinson

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June 10, 2025

Last fall, I went on a trip to Ireland, traveling thousands of miles from my home in Illinois. I encountered many obstacles on my journey, but in the end was able to balance my energy and disability with some enjoyable ventures. I’m happy to report that I achieved my goal.
I want a Long COVID language revolution — not language imposed onto my sick, disabled body

Arts & Culture, Commentary

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Lygia Navarro

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May 20, 2025

I wondered: Might there be a way to alter ableist language about disabled Long COVID lives and bodies? Or, at the very least, my own disabled body? So I talked with disabled experts who’ve written about disability and language and surveyed The Sick Times readers about their feelings around the language often used for our…
Now offline: Government resources about Long COVID as a disability

Health, Policy & Advocacy

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Betsy Ladyzhets

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February 11, 2025

Several government resources about accommodations for people with Long COVID have become unavailable in the last week, following purges of government websites and datasets under the Trump administration. These pages offered crucial information about rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for people with Long COVID and their employers.
We talked to a veteran lawyer about applying for disability insurance with Long COVID and ME

Health, Q&A

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Betsy Ladyzhets

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December 3, 2024

To learn more about the disability insurance system, Betsy Ladyzhets spoke to Barbara Comerford, a long-time disability lawyer based in New Jersey who specializes in these cases. Comerford has represented people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), for more than 30 years, including high-profile cases like that of journalist Brian Vastag.