COVID-19’s Impact on People with Disabilities in Canada - Accessing Essentials During the Pandemic

This was especially true for Indigenous people with disabilities, women with disabilities and people with lower levels of education. [...] • People with disabilities, especially young people, women, and those with lower levels of education, were more likely to experience job loss and faced greater barriers to employment than people without disabilities. [...] • Many people with disabilities, including older adults, racialized people, Indigenous people, families and people living with low income, had limited access to information and services often because they could not afford or did not have access to computers or the internet. [...] Barriers to accessing food and supplies The pandemic and related measures made it more difficult for people with disabilities to get groceries. [...] • Employers must have the right technology, accommodations, and policies, so that people with disabilities can continue to work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.