Individuals with intellectual disabilities and their perceptions of social interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had major consequences for people with intellectual disability who receive services in accordance with the Act Concerning Support and Services for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS). For example, daily activities have been closed and a ban on visitors has been introduced. however, it is unclear how people with intellectual disability perceive that their service has been affected. This study will examine whether people with intellectual disability feel that satisfaction with, involvement and participation in their social care services has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We use both focus group interviews with people with intellectual disability and staff as well as quantitative data from the national user survey within LSS to investigate their experience during the pandemic.