Disability and Disasters

Here's some scary reading. Many cities, including really large cities like New York City, have essentially failed, and in many instances outright refused, to provide emergency services for people with disabilities, even though the ADA requires them to do so. If you have a disability and a disaster like a hurricane strikes, you may be left to die.

http://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/the-right-to-be-rescued