Dr Solmaz Nazari Orakani is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Te Herenga Waka ‒ Victoria University of Wellington, where she explores disabled people’s experiences in accessing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Drawing on her insider position in disability research, Solmaz' research is driven by a passion to make a difference in the lives of disabled people through implementing research-informed policies and practices that result in an equitable, fair, and sustainable support system for disabled people.