Unpacking the disproportionate climate risks and importance of inclusion for people with disabilities
This brief video introduces the impact of climate change on people with disabilities, some barriers that people with disabilities face, and what solutions could address these problems. [04:31]
| Our Climate Voices
This episode is a conversation between four leaders from the Disability Justice Movement, who talk about how their “struggles for disability justice connect with the fight for climate justice” and share their “vision of how we can build a climate just future.” [1:15:36]
| Forbes
“Not only does more severe weather endanger the lives of disabled people and throw them into even more profound economic insecurity, but preventative measures proposed have thus far neglected the existence of the disability community. As one of the most vulnerable populations, disabled people cannot afford the ignorance of the non-disabled.” Author: , published November 9, 2019
| Truthout
“Working for climate justice requires challenging the root causes of vulnerability, rather than treating disabled people as the inevitable casualties of climate change.” Author: , published September 20, 2019
| Truthout
“Environmental degradation leads to a host of illnesses and disabilities that create further harms to Indigenous people, specifically.” Author: , published October 11, 2021
Research by Molly M. King and Maria A. Gregg analyzes how the climate crisis impacts people with disabilities, as well as the ability of these communities to learn about and respond to climate risks. Published 2022