Saturday, April 4, 2020

People with Disabilities are Not Innately Vulnerable (Part 4)

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

“The clear evidence from past and current natural disasters and refugee situations shows that people with disabilities have a lower survival rate than those without disabilities, and may even be neglected or left to die. 

Photo journalism showing the impact of Hurricane Katrina in the southeast
United States in 2005 documented this with tragic photos of deceased people in wheelchairs as crowds of other displaced people streamed by,” the co-authors said
in the 2018 article.

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