Book Week 2022: Humans of Scotland, stories from COVID-19
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 15th November 2022
The ALLIANCE spotlight the second edition of the Humans of Scotland series.
Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. For Book Week 2022, the ALLIANCE is showcasing the second collection of Humans of Scotland stories. In this collection, disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers from across Scotland share their experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The thirty-four stories included within this collection highlight those people who were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The stories capture; the impact that delayed or cancelled medical treatment caused, the impact that unpaid carers faced as they became the main form of support and care after essential services were withdrawn, and the impact those loving with sensory loss faces when trying to access key services. The commitment and dedication of health and social care staff is clearly present in the pieces shared by nurses, Allied Health Professionals and home care workers. These lived experience narratives emphasise how central and key lived stories are to informing our policy and practices as we continue to remobilise our health and social care services.
The book has been published in four formats: an online PDF version, an audiobook version, a Braille version, and a hardcover book version. The variety of versions available reflects the ALLIANCE’s core principle of ‘people at the centre’.
If you would like a hardcover copy of the book please email humans@alliance-scotland.org.uk for more information.
You can read the PDF version here: Humans of Scotland COVID-19 Book PDF.
Read the Word version here: Humans of Scotland COVID-19 Word format.
You can listen to the Humans of Scotland COVID-19 collection audiobook (this link will take you away from our website).
The audiobook can also be accessed on our ALLIANCE LIVE Spotify page (this link will take you away from our website).
Order a copy of the Braille book via Sight Scotland and Scottish Braille Press (this link will take you away from our website).
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