A qualitative study undertaken as part of the Inclusion Works programme and 10 people with different disabilities were asked for their stories of the COVID-19 times. The interviewer was a Ugandan researcher with a visual impairment.This qualitative study was undertaken as part of the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded Inclusion Works programme which aims to improve inclusive employment for people with disabilities in four countries: Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged early in 2020 the work of this consortium programme was adapted to focus on pandemic relief and research activities, while some other planned work was not possible.