Digital solutions during the pandemic put disabled people on more equal ground. Don't forget us once it's over

This opinion piece is by John Loeppky, a disabled artist and freelance writer/editor in Regina. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ.

I sometimes think about those of you who are so zealous about going back to the pre-pandemic “normal.”

I picture you sitting in a bar, grinning with glee about the return to your non-disabled version of utopia. It’s always a packed event. All the tables are so high that no manual wheelchair like mine can hope to reach them. Everyone is mask-free, engaging in chit-chat destined for nowhere good at an ungodly speed and volume. 

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