The pace

the

has slowed significantly.

The nationwide death toll stands at more than 1 million people.

With precautions like mandatory masking,

social distancing, and isolation no longer in place. It can seem as if

worries about the virus are gone as well. But for many people with disabilities, the threat

is still very real.

We ask people in the disability community

to tell us about their concerns about this new normal.

Naomi Ben Porath, I'm 26 years old. I live in Lowell, Massachusetts. I have Potts,

postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. I would say that the changes in

the COVID policies have definitely made me a lot more nervous to be out and about.

My name is Ingozi Alston.

I have scleroderma, which is an autoimmune condition.

There's just so much erasure that exists, right? Like we are not part of public spaces, we're not part of mass movement, we can't be, they're not safe.

My name is Germain Greaves. My different disabilities are cerebral palsy, that is a neurological condition

that affects the brain and the muscle. My second disability is hydronitis

superteba. That is a chronic skin condition. I'm just afraid of

getting sick and not being able to like get through it. You know, that's a real concern for me.

My name is John Ross. I am a 71 year old widower with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. I don't go to restaurants, I don't go

into inside places. My name is Julie Lamb. I am a meal compromised. I have chronic

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