Remote learning isn’t new. But, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, it became extremely prominent last year so children could continue to attend school. At one point during the pandemic, over 50 million children weren’t able to take classes in person. Some schools relied solely on platforms like Zoom to keep going. Others used their own…
By Fred Schott Editor’s Note: This article is #2 in a multi-part series on research conducted by The Council for Disability Awareness prior to and throughout the pandemic. During April 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau, together with five federal agencies, launched an experimental survey “designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data to measure household experiences…
By Carol Harnett Editor’s Note: The Council for Disability Awareness – led by Fred Schott and its research committee – has closely monitored the impact of mental health on short-term, long-term, and individual disability claims for several years. Given the exponential increase in attention the pandemic and recent societal events brought to this topic, we…
