Breathing and crises of respiration in turbulent times

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In this chapter we explore the cost of living crisis, the global Covid-19 pandemic and environmental crisis in relation to breathing and air. We situate our explorations within the context of a co-produced project called Cripping Breath. We suggest that paying attention to breath highlights particular challenges faced by chronically ill and disabled people living in precarious and turbulent times. However, we also argue that breathing is essential for all human life, and therefore equitable access to air is a biological, social and ethical issue that matters to us all.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Authors/Creators:	Glover, S. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3705-4955 Ellis, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-8948 Liddiard, K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-3740
Editors:	Runswick-Cole, K. Douglas, P. Cameron, H.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2026 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a book chapter subsequently published in Disability in a Turbulent Era. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Keywords:	Disability; Chronic illness; Air; Inequality; Ventilation; Environment; Covid-19
Dates:	Published: 21 August 2026
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2026 12:04
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2026 12:04
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.4337/9781035347254.00012
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:247579

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