Locked Down and Abandoned: Disabled People’s Experiences of Covid-19

Locked Down and Abandoned: Disabled People’s Experiences of Covid-19

Today, Wednesday 10th February 2021 Inclusion London launches its second report based on research gathered about the first, second and third lockdowns.  You can download the report below.

The report describes how Disabled people continue to experience hardship across all areas of life: increasing mental distress, social isolation and loneliness, food poverty, financial difficulties, workplace discrimination, problems accessing healthcare, and unequal access to medicine, vaccines, and social care.

Despite the messages about protecting and supporting those in greatest need, the government’s approach has been to introduce legislation, guidance and policies which have actively undermined our ability to protect ourselves and our rights to critical support.

The erosion of Disabled people’s rights and quality of life must end and there must be a corresponding commitment to fully include Disabled people in the ‘‘leveling up’’ and ‘‘building back better’’ agenda. It is time for the government to understand the needs of Disabled people and work with Disabled people and our organisations to ensure lessons are learnt and future policies promote our rights and create a society which is free from disabling barriers, where diversity and human rights are valued and where Deaf and Disabled people have dignity, inclusion and equality.

Despite the shocking statistics, the plight of Disabled people was largely missing from public discourse. We are publishing this report to give a voice to people who shared their experience with us throughout the pandemic.

Download the report here:

Locked Down and Abandoned: Disabled People’s Experiences of Covid-19 (word)

Locked Down and Abandoned: Disabled People’s Experiences of Covid-19 (PDF)

Easy Read version of the report:

Locked Down and Abandoned: EasyRead (PDF)

Webinar of report launch (2 parts)

Part 1:

Part 2: