Emergency Preparedness
Victory! Seattle Emphasizes the Importance of Clearing Sidewalks in Snow Emergencies
As we get ready for snow, we're really glad to see the City of Seattle emphasize the importance of keeping sidewalks accessible!
Seattle’s Snow Planning Freezes Out People With Disabilities
As our city faces a more uncertain climate future it is important that we establish emergency response protocols that include disabled people and other vulnerable users.
VIDEO: A Disaster Waiting to Happen
Disasters do occur all the time, from hurricanes, earthquakes, shootings, and many more. Whenever there is a disaster, we hardly hear disabled individuals mentioned as to whether they were injured or safely escaped.…
In Case of Emergency, What Happens to Disabled Students?
One of my most vivid third grade memories involves a fire drill. While the bells clamored overhead, we dutifully streamed out the door of our ground-level classroom, proceeding down the ramp to our required assembly point on the playground, near…
It’s Time to Recognize Climate Change as a Disability Rights Issue
“What are you doing here?” I’ve been thinking about my answer to this question over the past few weeks. I’m the founder of a social enterprise focused on disability inclusion who was one of the 50 World Economic Forum Global …
Why Involving Disabled People in Disaster Planning Saves Lives
During Hurricane Harvey in August, a striking image went viral: Nursing home residents sitting in waist deep floodwaters, surrounded by floating debris, an angry cat in the background. The Harvey flooding victims (and the cat) were rescued, but scarcely …
Ensuring Disabled People Return to Community Living After Natural Disasters
As Texans continue to experience the fallout of flooding of historical proportions from Hurricane Harvey, safety is paramount, especially for disabled people, who are particularly vulnerable during natural disasters. The United Nations recognizes this vulnerability in Article 11 of the…
How to Make Your Social Justice Events Accessible to the Disability Community: A Checklist
Download the checklist in this post as a printable resource! Click here to download the checklist as a Word Document. Click here to download the checklist as a PDF. Since this year’s inauguration, we’ve seen a sea of …