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As more people are getting vaccinated and many states are lifting closures and restrictions, people with disabilities are urging non-disabled people to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic to create a safer, more inclusive world.
Many people are understandably relieved to move past the worst of the pandemic in the United States and have begun to talk about the prospect of going “back to normal” after being vaccinated. But such talk has spurred concern among people with disabilities, who see a return to pre-pandemic times as going back to facing unnecessary risks of people spreading illness and exclusionary practices at work and beyond.