People with Disabilities are Not Innately Vulnerable (Part 2)

But when they are left out of the adaptation planning process — the consequences can be disastrous

The lack of universal design, joltingly still a major issue nearly three decades since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act federal civil rights legislation, hampers

quality of life in the disability community on a daily basis.

Adaptation and resiliency projects — and the billions of dollars spent on them across the nation — can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build and plan inclusively

for all abilities. 

But if the disability community is not included in planning and design, not only will they remain segregated by barriers, but an increase in extreme weather events could prove both disastrous and deadly.