Participant 271 Community Conversations Interview
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2021-01-26
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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library
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In this interview, Participant 271 discusses challenges they have faced caring for two children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participant and their partner are healthcare providers, which the participant shares has been an additional layer of difficulty they have faced. The participant says people with disabilities have been left out of the emergency pandemic response, and shares about difficulties navigating virtual learning and loss of routine. The participant says this experience has changed their family structure and how they function, describing significant challenges within their home life and activities with their children.
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Disabled Individuals, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Social and Economic Factors, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Resources Needed, Childcare Arrangements, Unpredictability, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Employment, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Recommendations, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Parents or Guardians or Caregivers Functioning as Teachers, Self-Care Strategies, Housing, Access to Care, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Education, Mental Health, Clinical Care, Social Pods, Those Left out of Virus Response, Resilience, Financial_Economic (In)stability, Positive Outlook, Vaccine for COVID-19, Mercer Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic
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