‘It was just a normal day!’ Caregiver perspectives of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children living with disabilities in South Africa

By collaborating with community organisations, and leveraging technology, we reached vulnerable populations during the pandemic in South Africa. By contextualising the ICF framework and 'F-Words', we exposed the challenges of families which may be compared with a crisis in low- and middle-income countries, beyond a pandemic. Whereas COVID-19 forced us to reimagine addressing these needs, this is a call to relisten and rebuild systems around children with disabilities. Bridging research to practice gaps and strengthening family resilience should be 'just a normal day'.