This study aims to compare use of traditional and online mental health care services between people with and without disabilities. Authors used a cross-sectional sample of adults aged 18 years and older from the 2019–2020 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Mental healthcare access in-person and online, or use of digital technologies for mental healthcare were compared between several disability groups to individuals without disabilities.

Findings: 15.3% of those in this sample reported being in one of the five reported disability groups: cognition, independent-living, seeing/hearing, self-care or multiple. Individuals with disabilities were 2.80 times more likely to access mental health care in person compared to those without disabilities. Several disability groups had increased odds of accessing mental health care online, using online technologies for referrals to mental health professionals and connecting to others with a similar condition online.