Disabled people's experiences accessing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

K McBride-Henry, S Nazari Orakani, G Good… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Disruptions to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic are well-
recognised problems. However, a dearth of research exists on disabled people's …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on caregivers of people with an intellectual disability, in comparison to carers of those with other disabilities and with mental health …

A Wormald, E McGlinchey, M D'Eath, I Leroi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carers supporting people with an intellectual disability often rely on others to manage the
burden of care. This research aims to compare the differences between carer groups and …

Cancer risk‐factor and symptom awareness among adults with intellectual disabilities, paid and unpaid carers, and healthcare practitioners: a scoping review

N Gil, A Cox, KL Whitaker… - Journal of Intellectual …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The physical health of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) has been
identified as an area of ongoing concern and priority. Research has increasingly focused on …

Why are people with intellectual disabilities clinically vulnerable to COVID-19?

H Kuper, N Scherer - The Lancet Public Health, 2023 - thelancet.com
In The Lancet Public Health, Maarten Cuypers and colleagues1 add to the growing literature
showing that people with intellectual disabilities were more likely to die from COVID-19 …

In conversation with normativity: Perceptions and disruptions of inclusive education in Armenia

P Mullins, T Hakobyan, M Harutyunyan - Children and Youth Services …, 2024 - Elsevier
In Armenia, inclusive education has gained increasing presence in state policy documents
and legislation, as well as in civil society organisations' advocacy work and reporting …

Health and healthcare of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom through the COVID‐19 pandemic

C Hatton, RP Hastings, S Caton… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background During the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, many health services
were withdrawn from people with learning disabilities, with negative impacts on people's …

“They have been a saving grace in all this”: the role of the third sector in disabled people's experiences of COVID-19 and implications for sector–state relations

J Cullingworth, N Watson… - Voluntary …, 2024 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
This article explores the third sector's role during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on
the experiences of disabled people in England and Scotland. It draws on semi-structured …

The impact of COVID‐19 on residents of long‐term care facilities with learning disabilities and/or autism

E Tessier, H Webster, NA Aziz… - Influenza and Other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has had disproportionate impact on vulnerable
populations including those with learning disabilities. Assessing the incidence and risk of …

Whose uncertainty? Learning disability research in a time of COVID-19

S Ryan, M Mikulak, C Hatton - International Journal of Social …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT UK government responses to COVID-19 have intensified experiences of
uncertainty for people with learning disabilities. The pandemic has eroded the support …

[PDF][PDF] Book Review Forum: Eszter Hargittai's Connected in Isolation| Disability and Digital Connection in COVID-19 Times

G Goggin, KV Zhuang - International Journal of Communication, 2024 - ijoc.org
There is no doubt that Eszter Hargittai's (Hargittai, 2022) book is a landmark in digital
communication research—especially digital inequalities work. It seizes the opportunity of the …