{"id":414,"date":"2026-02-14T17:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources.aspergerworks.org\/?p=414"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:14:24","slug":"impact-of-covid-19-on-individuals-with-intellectual-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.aspergerworks.org\/?p=414","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Covid-19 on Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ header_text_align=”center” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]

This Cannot Be Ignored: People with I\/DD Are Being Left Out of the COVID-19 Response<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I\/DD) especially hard, according to Rebecca Monteleone in Disability Studies Quarterly (https:\/\/dsq-sds.org\/<\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0Yet despite being among the most impacted, their voices have been largely excluded from research, public health planning, and social service decision-making. This gap is unacceptable\u2014and it must be addressed.<\/p>\n

In late spring 2020, twelve adults with I\/DD living in the United States shared their firsthand experiences of navigating the pandemic. Their stories reveal urgent concerns:<\/p>\n