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HOW DID COVID-19 IMPACT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES?

Mental health was the most common type of COVID-19 impact


Source:  publicinsiderhealth.com / Nicole Turcheti, Assessment, Policy Development and Evaluation, October 24, 2022


The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to slow its spread brought a number of social, economic and overall health impacts for communities throughout King County. Public Health – Seattle & King County, in partnership with the Disability Empowerment Center and Lifelong Aging And Disabilities Services, interviewed and listened to local people from disability communities to shed light on how these impacts were experienced by people living with disabilities in King County.


Disability is often a misunderstood term. It covers a spectrum, from being in a wheelchair to having chronic medical conditions, mental health, and sensory disabilities such as blindness, deafness, and autism. The types of disability are not mutually exclusive, and they can happen to anyone, at any age, and can sometimes occur overnight.

We interviewed 35 community members and held two listening sessions with the King County Disability Consortium, a group of service providers and members of the disability community. Some of the main takeaways are:




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