SALT LAKE CITY – Even before the coronavirus hit, cystic fibrosis meant a cold could put Jacob Hansen in the hospital for weeks.
He relies on hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes to stay healthy because he also has cerebral palsy and can't easily wash his hands from his wheelchair, but these days shelves are often bare.
For millions of disabled people and their families, the coronavirus crisis has piled on new difficulties and ramped up those that already existed.
Many are immunocompromised and therefore more vulnerable to infection, but terrified of new coronavirus-era hospital guidelines they fear could put them at risk.