Table 3.

Quotes from individuals with disabilities as they relate to each theme.

Theme	Quotes
Individual well-being
Decline in physical health	“I have had trouble keeping up with oral health, I go week’s [sic] without brushing my teeth. I don’t shower as often and I’m far more sedentary”. “Without physio I’ve backslid a lot and am much weaker and in a lot more pain than before” “I have more pain because I am less active so again don’t get dressed. Hard to stand long enuf to make a meal”
Negative impact to mental health	“I’ve been suicidal again after a long time of doing better and I would attribute that mainly to the restrictions and stress that COVID has brought to my life”. “I have started to use recreational drugs to manage loneliness”
Revising budget	“Every thing is costing so much more on a fix income it is very hard to get food and pay bills and rent”. “Cannot afford take out so sometimes don’t eat. Sometimes not [enough] money for grocery [ies] so don’t eat”. “Greatky [sic] reduced wages and hours to a point the position no longer available was laid off”. “Financially it is hard. Frustrating to see how much CERB was and then how much government expects seniors to live on”. “Husband had part time employment stopped because of COVID. Our income from govt pension does not cover our expenses. We have had to use the Food bank 7 times this year. First time in our lives”.
Changes in accessibility
Essential needs	“Doctors have only done phone consults. I would forget to mention things on the phone. My pain has increased a lot and I haven’t had the same support before surgery. My health has definitely been impacted as I should have had surgery months ago” “Cannot just walk in a see my doctor anymore have to do facetime which is ridiculous especially if you have lumps how can they see and feel over facetime?” “Yes, I’ve been unable to access care as doctors assume I have access to high speed internet to do video appointments when I don’t have access to high speed internet”. “Impacted grocery shopping (I rely on caregiver sending me pictures and communicating with me through shopping, I now have to order online, lots of changes and missing products.
Leisure activities	“I used to be able to go swimming every Saturday, but COVID restrictions shut down the only wheelchair accessible pool I know of in my ci [sic]” “Cannot go out anywhere. Walk from bed to chair and just sit all day. Fall asleep in chair out of boredom. “I used to go to classes and also was in craft groups which are no longer happening so what I find enjoyable has been taken away from me”. “can’t join any groups that would be fun because everything is closed down and even if it was open I am too scared because everyone else doesn’t care about COVID safety precautions nearly as much as I do”. “Only one good thing came from COVID and that was trying to learn new things to keep busy. Having memory issues learning new things is a challenge but I’ve learned a couple things that I couldn’t do before”.