The online survey obtained 725 valid responses, out of which 53,8% were persons with disabilities, and 46,2% were relatives or carers of persons with disabilities.
Distance learning modalities that are unfit to the needs of students with disabilities, suspension or reduction of support and essential services such as therapies and personal assistance, forcing families to step in and provide care to their relatives with disabilities, and absence of specific information about COVID-19 regarding persons with disabilities were some of the significant negative repercussions of the pandemic on the lives of persons with disabilities, as revealed in the "Disability and COVID-19" study, promoted by the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH).
The online survey obtained 725 valid responses, out of which 53,8% were persons with disabilities, and 46,2% were relatives or carers of persons with disabilities.