Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: development of a novel survey

Alec Bernard¹, Sara Weiss², Joshua D Stein^{2

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4}, Sheryl S Ulin⁵, Clive D'Souza⁵, Anah Salgat⁶, Kate Panzer⁶, Anne Riddering⁷, Paul Edwards⁷, Michelle Meade^{3

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9}, Michael M McKee^{3

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8}, Joshua R Ehrlich^{10

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Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
³ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
⁴ Department Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Center for Ergonomics, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁶ Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁸ Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
⁹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.
¹¹ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.
¹² Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.

Alec Bernard et al. Int J Public Health. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;65(6):755-757.

doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01433-z. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
³ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
⁴ Department Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Center for Ergonomics, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁶ Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁷ Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
⁸ Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA.
⁹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.
¹¹ Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.
¹² Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA. joshre@med.umich.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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