In the Loop (Segments)

Prioritizing The Disability Community In The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout


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One in every five people in Illinois has a disability, and the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting them disproportionately. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are two to three times as likely to die of coronavirus


Reset checks in with leaders of a Chicago-based disability rights advocacy group about their efforts to prioritize disabled people in the city and state’s vaccine rollout.


Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producers: Stephanie Kim

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In the Loop (Segments)By WBEZ Chicago