TY - JOUR AU - Ajoku , Onyenachi Ada AU - Demetriou , Paul Euripides PY - 2022/08/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Intersectional relationships between coping with virtual learning spaces, dyslexia and English as a second language during the COVID-19 pandemic:: A case study on six female London based higher education learners of West African heritage JF - Indian Journal of Critical Disability Studies JA - InJCDS VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://jcdsi.org/index.php/injcds/article/view/68 SP - 40-56 AB - <p>This paper addresses the gap in intersectionality discourse by exploring how the move towards online learning during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK served as an agent of discord resulting in disparities in technology accessibility and support provision. Six West African working-class mothers with a diagnosis of dyslexia in higher education, living in London were recruited for the study using the convenience sampling method. Due to the COVID-19 crisis and restrictions with face-to-face contact, all semi-structured interviews were conducted remotely. The four themes identified, highlighted findings around online learning spaces, dyslexia support, ableist constructions, motherhood and home schooling.</p> ER -