Exploring the Lowcountry
The Lowcountry of Georgia and South Carolina offers natural beauty, rich history and weather that any wheelchair user can love. Balmy, subtropical temperatures make every season but summer ideal to
Emergency Preparedness – Blog & Forum – Reeve Foundation
Posts in Emergency Preparedness Hurricane Fiona vs. a Power Chair Posted by Gretchelle Dilan, Ph.D. in Life After Paralysis on October 06, 2022 # Emergency Preparedness, Lifestyle Hurricanes can take…
Conference Lauds Bangladesh’s Efforts in Disaster Management
The speakers said, the declaration that was adopted in Dhaka in 2018 under the Sendai framework on disaster risks reduction (DRR) in 2015 is the first declaration that talks about…
Including Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Research Study from Eight Countries of Africa, Asia and South/Central America
Persons with disabilities are among those most impacted by natural hazards and climate-induced disasters, yet more likely to be excluded from disaster risk reduction (DRR) related decision-making and practice. In…
Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning
NSW and Queensland floods 2022 Advocates say people with disability are increasingly ‘forgotten’ in emergency planning Insufficient accomodation and government support spark calls for better resourcing and planning in disaster…
CDC Adds IDD To List Of Conditions At Increased Risk From COVID-19
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the CDC is for the first time acknowledging that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have an elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19.…
Deaf Football Team Takes California by Storm
The California School for the Deaf, Riverside, is steamrolling its opponents, electrifying a campus that has seen more than a few athletic defeats.
Disabled People Struggle to Evacuate From Wildfires
U.S.|‘We Didn’t Have a Plan’: Disabled People Struggle to Evacuate From Wildfires https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/wildfires-disabled-people-evacuation.html #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } Chuck Lindahl in his living room at his home in Chester,…
Escambia County to spend $300K to make Pensacola Beach more accessible
What would make Pensacola Beach more accessible for people with disabilities? Emma Kennedy Pensacola News Journal View Comments View Comments This story has been updated to correct a mistake that…