As someone with a disability I was relieved when lockdown was announced on prioritising the vulnerable “As perverse as it may sound, when the news of yet another lockdown broke, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. As someone with a disability, I know that the tiered system of Covid restrictions has left many with different needs feeling ostracised and endangered. A full lockdown, despite its many hardships will help those with disabilities feel safe again. More than 14 million people in the UK have a disability yet we are often forgotten about. The very fact that people with disabilities are more likely to have underlying health conditions should deem them more of a priority during a health crisis. Yet labelling a group as vulnerable only to cast them aside when the official advice to shield came to an end has achieved the opposite.”