In this episode of Gasping for Breath season 2, we raise a question- Is Long Covid a disability?

In 2021, the Americans with Disabilities Act recognised Long Covid as a disability. 

In June, a tribunal in the UK recognised long covid as a disability. This case was filed by a man suffering from Long covid who was sacked from his job and wanted permission to sue his employer. 

So in this episode, Suno India’s Menaka Rao spoke to Amba Salelka, a lawyer working on disability rights and implementation of Convention of Rights of Persons with Disability. She spoke about how people with long covid can advocate for their rights under The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

References 

Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section | HHS.gov
Long Covid is a disability, tribunal rules in landmark case
THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016 
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | OHCHR.
Question Sets - The Washington Group on Disability Statistics

In this episode of Gasping for Breath season 2, we raise a question- Is Long Covid a disability?
In 2021, the Americans with Disabilities Act recognised Long Covid as a disability. 
In June, a tribunal in the UK recognised long covid as a disability. This case was filed by a man suffering from Long covid who was sacked from his job and wanted permission to sue his employer. 
So in this episode, Suno India’s Menaka Rao spoke to Amba Salelka, a lawyer working on disability rights and implementation of Convention of Rights of Persons with Disability. She spoke about how people with long covid can advocate for their rights under The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
References 
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-providers/civil-rights-covid19/guidance-long-covid-disability/index.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-providers/civil-rights-covid19/guidance-long-covid-disability/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659285344044000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3KYHgbTxL6DmI4kG3OKrJP">Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section | HHS.gov</a> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/long-covid-disability-tribunal-rules-landmark-case/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/long-covid-disability-tribunal-rules-landmark-case/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659285344044000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w36jSHojpJpweKJsgSZkg">Long Covid is a disability, tribunal rules in landmark case</a> <a href="https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2016-49_1.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2016-49_1.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659285344044000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GQQdVsGT1ytN7-P6RySZX">THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016 </a> <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities#:~:text=The%20purpose%20of%20the%20present,respect%20for%20their%20inherent%20dignity" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-persons-disabilities%23:~:text%3DThe%2520purpose%2520of%2520the%2520present,respect%2520for%2520their%2520inherent%2520dignity&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659285344044000&amp;usg=AOvVaw035Opc0LFEBDA0_pGQ5h6h">Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | OHCHR</a>. <a href="https://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/question-sets/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.washingtongroup-disability.com/question-sets/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659285344044000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1WFu0KDW1R6IHQMiqN3jH4">Question Sets - The Washington Group on Disability Statistics</a>

Gasping For Breath is a deep-dive reported narrative podcast series on tuberculosis in India. It is India's first podcast on tuberculosis hosted by senior health journalist Menka Rao.

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