Gender, Disability and COVID - Part 2 - Listen - Gender Question

Gender, Disability and COVID - Part 2

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We continue our discussion between Damini and Nidhi. Dhamini speaks to Nidhi Goyal, founder, Rising Flame, and one of the authors of the report - ‘Neglected and Forgotten: Women with disabilities during the COVID crisis in India’. Nidhi is also a woman with a disability. They engage with the question of access to digital spaces for women with disability. Discussions around difficulties faced by disabled women involved in providing essential services. Tune in for more details!

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