2023
DOI: 10.1177/13558196231160047
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and implications for health services research

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“…4,5 Indeed, our results show that clients’ specific needs related to basic finances, food, and housing increased during the first year of the pandemic. These findings are consistent with emerging literature on the experiences of people with disabilities 6,24 -26 and disability organizations based in other countries highlighting the unequal impact of COVID-19 on people living with disabilities. 6,27,28 The pandemic has shown the increasing development and use of technology.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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“…4,5 Indeed, our results show that clients’ specific needs related to basic finances, food, and housing increased during the first year of the pandemic. These findings are consistent with emerging literature on the experiences of people with disabilities 6,24 -26 and disability organizations based in other countries highlighting the unequal impact of COVID-19 on people living with disabilities. 6,27,28 The pandemic has shown the increasing development and use of technology.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…These findings are consistent with emerging literature on the experiences of people with disabilities 6,24 -26 and disability organizations based in other countries highlighting the unequal impact of COVID-19 on people living with disabilities. 6,27,28 The pandemic has shown the increasing development and use of technology. With protective measures in place, like other non-profit organizations, brain injury associations across Canada started to offer support services online, which increased outreach to clients but also highlighted disparities related to technological accessibility.…”
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“…This lack of awareness, coupled with misconceptions and fearmongering, fuels vaccine hesitancy and reluctance to seek vaccination [33]. Secondly, physical and communication barriers pose signi cant challenges to getting to the vaccination sites [25]. Transportation limitations, inadequate infrastructure, and inaccessible facilities hinder mobility for individuals with disabilities, while communication barriers, such as the lack of sign language interpreters or accessible information formats, impede effective communication and informed decision-making [23,40].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Older people [ 1 ], ethnic minority groups [ 2 ], people living with disability [ 3 ] and those experiencing socioeconomic deprivation [ 4 ] were disproportionately burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic through direct impacts including increased risk of hospitalisation and mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection, and indirect impacts including social isolation [ 5 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%