ArticleBritish journal of learning disabilities2022
'Now that I am connected this isn't social isolation, this is engaging with people': Staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article in British journal of learning disabilities, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- How Did the COVID-19 Restrictions Change the Digital Contact of People With Intellectual Disabilities? A Longitudinal Multi-Method Study in Sheltered Home Care Facilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- ConnectUp: Co-Designing an Online Social Connection Platform with People with Disabilities and Carers.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pushing the boundaries of digital social contact: Experiences of people with disabilities and their social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2024Article
- Proxy Responses in Research on COVID-19 Among People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Participating in the digital world: a consensus statement on digital social contact for people with disabilities living in sheltered care facility homes.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- 'More together than apart': The evaluation of a virtual course to improve mental health and well-being of adults with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2022Article
- 'Now that I am connected this isn't social isolation, this is engaging with people': Staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.British journal of learning disabilities · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 global pandemic has put adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities at greater risk of being socially excluded due to physical distancing. Technology has been looked at as a tool for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities to stay connected, however, little is known about this topic. The purpose of this study was to explore how a grassroots disability organisation used technology to help adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities feel socially connected during the pandemic. Methods: Data were collected through questionnaires, attendance records, and field notes; and analysed through trend and thematic analysis. Findings: Four main themes emerged from the data: active leadership, mental wellbeing, technology/digital inclusion, and safety. Conclusion: These findings suggest that when participants overcome technological barriers they found it easy to socially connect online during lockdown.
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