what will the post-pandemic world be like? a qualitative study on the perceptions of brazilians with spinal cord injury

Background: given the worldwide pandemic caused by sars-cov-2, this study sought to understand how people with spinal cord injury (sci) perceive the post-pandemic context.objectives: we aimed to understand the perceptions of people with sci in brazil regarding the world in the post-pandemic context.methods: this qualitative study was conducted on sci brazilians using a form published on surveymonkey^® with questions regarding their perspectives on the post-pandemic world. the responses were analyzed considering bardin, axel honneth, and ernst bloch.results: the results demonstrated that the lives of sci people in brazil did not change during the pandemic, as they were already isolated due to the lack of accessibility.conclusions: imagining future scenarios following the pandemic is highly complex; however, the present can be understood as a moment to reflect on how humanity has developed thus far, especially concerning impaired accessibility and the pervasive lack of empathy and solidarity.