ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the experiences that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have of the COVID-19 epidemic and the ways it has been managed in Finland. This is a group that is difficult to reach through conventional surveys, which is why it is important to complement information on the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on different members of the society by studies using other, more inclusive research methods. This chapter utilises in-depth interviews with adults with ID who use housing services, their family members, and support workers as research material. The aim was to find out what the interviewees tell about how the everyday life of residents with ID changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and how these changes affected their capabilities by using the capability approach. The occasions of controlling, isolating, and abandoning persons with ID during the corona crisis can be seen to reflect their fragile citizenship status in Finland.
