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Service delivery and programing adaptations for individuals with disabilities by municipalities and non-profit organizations during the COVID pandemic.

Nolwenn LapierreDylane LabrieFrançois RouthierW Ben Mortenson
Published in: Home health care services quarterly (2023)
Municipalities and nonprofit organizations play a major role in administrating services that support individuals with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore how these organizations responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in regards to service delivery and programming for people with disabilities. This qualitative interpretative description study used semi-structured individual interviews for data collection. Recordings of the interviews were transcribed. Then the transcripts were analyzed qualitatively for themes following an inductive approach. Twenty-six individuals working for nonprofit organization or municipalities participated in the study. Six themes were identified: doing more with less; adapting rather than creating new services; ongoing consultation with stakeholders; feeling successful at adapting the services; being innovative with fundraising and embracing radical change. Flexibility and iterative user-centered approach appeared to be common coping strategies. Remote services were privileged to adapt service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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