NEI

COVID-19 has led to disruptions and delays in routine pediatric care, including for children with diabetes. Routine pediatric visits have been reduced or transitioned to telemedicine due to COVID- 19, creating barriers for those without technology and internet capabilities.

COVID-19 has made traveling as a blind or visually impaired person much riskier and more difficult than before the pandemic. As a result, people with visual impairments may limit their essential travel such as trips to the doctor’s office, the pharmacy and grocery shopping and walks for exercise or leisure.