In this master's thesis, I examine the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the lives of residents of dislocated accommodation units of the Matevž Langus Education, Work and Care Centre in Radovljica. In the theoretical part, I first present persons with intellectual disabilities and their rights. I describe the fields most affected by coronavirus measures, including institutional accommodation, education and employment as well as social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities. I also present the COVID-19 epidemic and related measures which affect the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities. I conclude the theoretical part by addressing social work under extraordinary circumstances. In the empirical part, I focus on important topics, which seemed indispensable for this thesis: awareness about COVID-19, the effect of the epidemic on the life in accommodation units, the effect of the epidemic on physical and mental health as well as psychological and social assistance and support during the COVID-19 crisis. In the second part of the empirical part, I present my findings, showing that the COVID-19 epidemic has had a significant impact on the life of residents of dislocated accommodation units. The crisis has mainly affected residency, employment, free time, social contacts, interpersonal relationships and mental health. The results also show discrimination against persons with intellectual disabilities, as they were not informed enough about the epidemic, and too insignificant involvement of professional workers in the lives of residents of accommodation units. According to the results, during the COVID-19 epidemic, users find it hard to trust professional workers or let them help ease their distress due to this deficiency.
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