5 Articles Ivana Havránková6 works as a leader of social services in the Czech Abilympic Association, and is an external worker at the Institute of Social Work of Philosophical Faculty, University of Hradec Králové. Adéla Mojžíšová7 is an associate professor at the University of South Bohemia. Her main professional and research interests are theories and methods of social work, supervision in social work, social rehabilitation, and social work with the family. Radka Prázdná 8 is a special education teacher by profession, she works as a university lecturer at the University of South Bohemia. In her lectures and publications, she focuses on social inclusion of individuals with special needs. Zuzana Truhlářová9 works as an assistant professor at the University of Hradec Králové. She deals with issues of formal and informal care for people with disabilities. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The objective of the paper is to present the results of a pilot research project dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on selected types of social services for people with disabilities (changes in provided services, sources of information, routine in the facilities and modifications of internal procedures, impact on clients, staff and finance). THEORETICAL BASE: The theoretical background is constituted by government resolutions, measures, and recommendations issued by ministries, internal regulations in the social service facilities, and the results of foreign studies analysing the impact of COVID-19 on social services for people with disabilities. METHOD: The chosen method was qualitative and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The target group comprised the management of social services for people with disabilities. OUTCOMES: The article presents the results of the qualitative content analysis of interviews, which are structured according to the areas defined in the section “objectives” and they include a discussion aiming at the identification of potential risks, areas of further research, and limits thereof. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: The text provides social workers with insight into how the selected social services for people with disabilities coped with the pandemic, into their greatest challenges, and effects of the pandemic on services, clients and staff.

Czech Abilympic Association z s Centrum Kosatec Pardubice

Department of Special Education at the Faculty of Education of the University of South Bohemia České Budějovice

Department of Special Education Faculty of Educa tion University of South Bohemia České Budějovice

Faculty of Education University of Hradec Králové Hradec Králové

Institute of Primary Pre primary and Special Education Faculty of Education University of Hradec Králové Hradec Králové

National Institute of Mental Health Klecany

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