ArticleCritical social policy2023
'Do they ever think about people like us?': The experiences of people with learning disabilities in England and Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Three Years on From "Stay at Home": Perspectives of People With Intellectual Disabilities About the Ongoing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
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- 'It's Got Its Ups and Downs': What People With Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Living and Residential Care Like and Dislike About Their Home.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- Exploring Cancer Prevention Challenges for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Perspectives from Family Caregiver.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Why are people with intellectual disabilities clinically vulnerable to COVID-19?The Lancet. Public health · 2023Article
- Disabled people's experiences accessing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on residents of long-term care facilities with learning disabilities and/or autism.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2023Article
- 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 Issues: A Multicountry Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family carers of those with profound and multiple intellectual disabilities: perspectives from UK and Irish Non-Governmental Organisations.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
People with learning disabilities in England and Scotland have experienced an increased risk of illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data of a longitudinal qualitative study with 71 disabled people and 31 disability organisations, this article examines the experiences of 24 people with learning disabilities in England and Scotland during the pandemic, reflecting on what rendered them vulnerable and placed them at risk. Qualitative interviews were conducted with participants and key informants at two timepoints; June-August 2020 and February-April 2021. Findings emerged across four key themes: failure to plan for the needs of people with learning disabilities; the suspension and removal of social care; the impact of the pandemic on people's everyday routines; and lack of vaccine prioritisation. The inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities in this study are not particular to the pandemic. We explore the findings in the context of theoretical frameworks of vulnerability, including Fineman's conceptualisation of a 'vulnerability paradigm'. We conclude that the structured marginalisation of people with disabilities, entrenched by government action and inaction, have created and exacerbated their vulnerability. Structures, policies and action must change.
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