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Are people who need feeding tubes left on their own when disaster strikes?

Are people who need feeding tubes left on their own when disaster strikes?

Some cities are starting to update their emergency response systems to include the half million Americans who rely on tubes for nutrition. In the face of the climate crisis, the change is urgently needed.
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Scant mention of disabled community, despite higher risk of climate change impact

Not only were there no direct examples of climate change consequences on the disability community, but the framing of disability and illness in the IPCC report was “deficit-based and disempowering”.
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