The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on visually disabled persons in Sri Lanka and their suggestions for a better support system
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University of Colombo
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challenges in their daily lives. The aim of the current study was to describe the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic on persons with VD in Sri Lanka and their suggestions for a better support system.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, using a telephone-based interviewer administered questionnaire was carried out on fifty individuals with VD who were members of the Sri Lanka Federation for the Visually Handicapped or Sri Lanka Council of Visually Handicapped Graduates selected using convenient sampling. Suggestions for improvement were obtained by carrying out in depth interviews via telephone.
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COVID-19 pandemic, visual disabilities, knowledge, visual challenges, visually handicapped
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Weeraratne, C. L., Samanmalee, T. H. R., Kumaradasa, P. P., Gunawardane, M., Jayawardene, D. M. S., Ariyasinghe, A., Ariyasinghe, U., & Arunoda, P. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on visually disabled persons in Sri Lanka and their suggestions for a better support system. In Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium-2022, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, p. 189.