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NEWS: How people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing the pandemic
From Vox.com
The novel coronavirus pandemic is exposing major cracks in the systems that protect Americans living with disabilities, particularly intellectual and developmental disabilities. And if they do fall ill, some states’ policies could restrict their ability to get lifesaving treatment.
For those living in residential facilities and group homes, or even those able to live independently with the help of visiting nurses, the pandemic poses a significant risk. Some people living with disabilities require around-the-clock personal care, the kind of care that’s virtually impossible to give during a pandemic that necessitates social distancing. Already, positive coronavirus cases have been found at group home facilities in New Hampshire, Missouri, and Maine, among others — and several people have died.