The Covid-19 pandemic and people with disabilities: the aspect of people in home care

V svojem diplomskem delu raziskujem in se osredotočam na čas pandemije Covida-19. Ko govorim o pandemiji Covida-19, imam v mislih predvsem tisti čas popolnega zaprtja, ki smo ga doživeli v letih 2020 in 2021. V svojem delu se sprašujem, kako so pandemijo doživljali ljudje z ovirami v domači oskrbi. V teoretičnem delu pišem o tem, kdo so ljudje z ovirami in kakšne oviranosti poznamo, pišem tudi o tem, kaj so družbene oviranosti, predstavim socialni pogled oziroma socialni model oviranosti, govorim o konceptu neodvisnega življenja in zakaj je pomemben. V drugem delu teoretičnega dela pišem o pandemiji Covida-19 in njenih značilnostih. Pišem o različnih stiskah ljudi z ovirami v domači oskrbi med tem časom, o sprejetih ukrepih, duševnem, telesnem zdravju, izgubi mobilnosti, dostopanju do zdravstvenih in drugih storitev. V svojem delu se dotaknem različnih tipov oviranosti, kot so okvara vida, sluha, gibalna oviranost in intelektualne motnje ter raziskujem, kako je pandemija vplivala na te določene skupine. Na koncu pišem tudi o solidarnosti in socialnem delu ter izzivih, ki so se v tem času pojavili v stroki socialnega dela. V raziskovalnem delu izvedem sedem intervjujev, preko pogovorov pa skušam izvedeti, kako so pandemijo doživljali intervjuvanci, kakšne stiske in izzivi so se pojavili med tem časom zaprtja države, kako so le-te reševali ter kje so dobili potrebno podporo in pomoč, ko so jo potrebovali. V raziskovalnem delu se lotim pridobivanja podatkov z metodo spraševanja. Intervjuje sem izvedla večinoma preko aplikacije Zoom, v enem primeru pa sem izvedla intervju v živo. Podatke sem kvalitativno analizirala in v razpravi predstavila ter teoretično povezala. Moje ugotovitve so, da so bili ljudje z ovirami v domači oskrbi med pandemijo neenako obravnavani in diskriminirani predvsem pri določanju koronskih ukrepov. Ugotavljam tudi, da večinoma ljudje z ovirami niso imeli dostopnega zdravstva, da so se pojavile težave pri dostopanju do osnovnih storitev, kot so to trgovine. Pojavile so tudi številne duševne stiske, ki so se odražale v porastu negativnih občutkov, kot so strah, depresija, jeza ipd. Menim, da je bila pandemija Covida-19 izziv za vse ljudi, še posebej pa je bila izziv za tiste, ki so brez močne socialne mreže in so mnogo bolj ranljivi in izpostavljeni neenaki obravnavi ter diskriminaciji kot drugi. Ugotavljam, da so bili ljudje z ovirami bili med pandemijo spregledani na številnih področjih. Ugotavljam tudi to, da je veliko ljudi utrpelo duševno škodo zaradi izolacije in drugih ukrepov.In my graduation thesis, I research and focus on the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. When I talk about the Covid-19 pandemic, I think of the time of complete lockdown that we experienced in 2020 and 2021. In my work, I wonder how the pandemic was experienced by people with disabilities in home care. In the theoretical part I write about who people with disabilities are and what disabilities we know, I also write about what social disabilities are, I present the social view or social model of disabilities, I talk about the concept of independent living and why it is important. In the second part of the theoretical part, I write about the Covid-19 pandemic and its characteristics. I write about the various hardships people with disabilities in home care had during this time, about the measures taken, mental, physical health, loss of mobility, access to health and other services. In my work, I talk about different types of disabilities, such as visual, hearing, mobility impairments, and intellectual disabilities, and explore how the pandemic affected these particular groups. Finally, I am writing about solidarity and social work and the challenges that have arisen in the field of social work during this time. In the research work I conduct seven interviews, and through conversations I try to find out how the interviewees experienced the pandemic, what hardships and challenges arose during this time of lockdowns, how they solved them and where they got the necessary support and help they needed. In my research work, I collected data using the questioning method. I conducted the interviews mostly through the Zoom app, in one case I did a live interview. I analyzed the data qualitatively and presented and theoretically connected them in the discussion. My findings are that people with disabilities during the pandemic were treated unequally and were discriminated, especially in determining pandemic measures. I also note that most people with disabilities did not have access to health care and that there were difficulties in accessing basic services such as shops. Numerous mental distresses have also arisen, which have been reflected in an increase in negative feelings such as fear, depression, anger, etc. I believe that the Covid-19 pandemic was a challenge for all people, and especially a challenge for those who are already without a strong social network, and are already much more vulnerable and exposed to unequal treatment and discrimination than others. I note that people with disabilities were overlooked in many areas during the pandemic. I also note that many people have suffered mental damage as a result of isolation and other measures