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Almost 1 in 5 disabled people fear that their lives will never return to normal after the pandemic
A man waits in a wheelchair for his Covid-19 vaccination jab at the NHS vaccination centre in Robertson House, in Stevenage
AROUND one in five disabled people fear that their lives will never return to normal after the pandemic, a survey released today said.
The report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) adds to growing evidence that the pandemic has disproportionately affected people with disabilities, prompting renewed calls from charities that the Covid-19 inquiry must not be delayed.
It found that 18 per cent of respondents with a disability said they did not think life would return to normal, compared to 11 per cent of participants without a disability.
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