Nearly two-thirds of disabled people are experiencing chronic loneliness during lockdown, a new study in the United Kingdom has found. The number is even higher among young disabled people – 70%, according to research by UK disability charity Sense. Of the 1,011 disabled people surveyed between Jan 20-22 (2021), 37% said they were chronically lonely before the pandemic, rising to 54% for 16 to 24-year-olds. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of disabled people said they were now chronically lonely, after they described feeling lonely “always” or “often”. Sense chief executive Richard Kramer said: “Throughout the pandemic, the needs of disabled people have been overlooked and they have often felt forgotten.

Source: The Star March 12, 2021 23:15 UTC