“I try my best to make my home comfortable,” she said, “but if that water ever comes through, I’m in trouble.”
, drafted in 2006, which says that countries will take “all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in …. humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters.” The U.S. was one of eight countries that signed the treaty but haven’t ratified it.People who are disabled are not a small segment of the population.
“We are still failing people with disabilities, especially multiply-marginalized people, before, during and after disasters,” Marcie Roth, CEO of the World Institute on Disability, told the U.S. Congress during testimony in July. “We need your help to address urgent, immediate, lifesaving steps can take to serve disaster-impacted people and communities being left out and left behind.”A clear example of this failure took place at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in November 2021.
But the problems people face go beyond access at international conferences and happen on the national, state and local level. When people can’t access climate planning talks, it’s more likely they won’t be figured into emergency management plans.
Propaganda
it's just a hurricane, not a 'climate crisis'. everything's a 'crisis' these days...
Let’s clarify, society is not prepared to ensure disabled people can survive any kind of crisis.
Karen nicks needs to turn off MSNBC and CNN
counties should permit voluntary registry for the vulnerable - voluntarily add name / list address for wellness checks/aid - post cards, phone calls used for upkeep of county databases/accuracy (?) shouldn't be that difficult to implement / make happen