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| <span style="color: #ffffff;">'''Disability justice is describes as...'''</span>
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| *"'''All bodies are valuable, hold beauty, and are deserving of care'''. This extends to our community bodies, to the bodies of our plant and animal kin, and to our shared planetary body itself, the earth." -[https://www.sinsinvalid.org/news-1/2022/7/7/disability-justice-is-climate-justice Sins Invalid]
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| *'''Every body is integral''' to any movement toward justice. [[Ableism]] believes that some bodies are superior to, and thus more valueable than, other bodies. -[https://www.sinsinvalid.org/news-1/2022/7/7/disability-justice-is-climate-justice Sins Invalid]
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| *"Disabled people are not disabled due to their impairments, rather they are '''disabled by structural and systemic barriers''' within society." -[https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/blog/disability-and-climate-justice-how-create-more-inclusive-movement Jake Clarke]
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| <span style="color: #ffffff;">'''Disabled people are marginalized and are equally deserving of liberation'''</span>
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| *'''80% of disabled people live in the Global South''', regions most impacted by the climate crisis and exploitation. <ref>https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/factsheet-on-persons-with-disabilities.html</ref>
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| *"From homeless encampments to local jail cells, the social, political, and economic disparities among disabled queer and trans people of colour put our communities at the '''frontlines of ecological disaster'''.” -[https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-people-cannot-be-expected-losses-in-the-climate-crisis/ Patty Berne]
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| '''<span style="color: #ffffff;">Environmental racism and natural disasters cause disabilities</span>'''
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| *"If we ask ourselves why Black and brown communities have higher rates of asthma, we also must look at where they live." -[https://ssir.org/articles/entry/climate_change_environmental_activism_and_disability Daphne Frias] for Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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| *Injuries obtained living through a natural disaster (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes etc) or from being exposed to toxic chemicals (e.g. Mercury, see [[environmental racism]]) may cause acute or chronic disability.
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| *'''Structural barriers become a matter of life or death during disaster.''' People with disabilities are 2-5 times more likely to die in a natural disaster. <ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/sfrost/2020/07/06/deadly-discrimination/?sh=39051e92b93b</ref>
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| *"'''When we aren’t included before disaster strikes, how will we be effectively accommodated during a crisis?" '''"Risk is created that could have been planned for and perhaps avoided."-[https://ssir.org/articles/entry/climate_change_environmental_activism_and_disability Daphne Frias] for Stanford Social Innovation Review <br>
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| * '''Disability justice is migrant justice.''' "[https://wid.org/2018/09/26/climate-related-migration/ Climate change is accelerating forced migration] at a time when disabled people find it increasingly difficult to cross borders — not simply because of the physical demands, but also because of political opposition." -[https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-people-cannot-be-expected-losses-in-the-climate-crisis/ Julia Watts Belser]
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| *** Disabled people may be unable to enter countries because their diagnosis or condition is considered 'burdensome'. -[https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-people-cannot-be-expected-losses-in-the-climate-crisis/ Julia Watts Belser]
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| *** Migrants may struggle to access the services they need (health services and long-term medical, financial, and social support). -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
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| *"Some members of the disability community are especially '''vulnerable to extreme heat''' events due to increased sensitivity to keeping our body temperatures cool enough." -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
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| *'''Natural disaster can cut electricity''', "which is especially problematic because so many disabled people need electricity-powered medical equipment to survive." -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
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| *'''Droughts and flooding cause food and water insecurity'''. "Because of other social factors like the [https://disablepoverty.org/what-is-disable-poverty/ disproportionate number of disabled people who are caught in an endless poverty cycle], the disability community is especially vulnerable during these shortages." -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
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| *'''Disabled people may be unable to evacuate''' from disaster and/or '''may lose "critical mobility and accessibility devices''' (wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, canes, hearing aids, communication devices)." -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
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| *Post-disaster, "the prospect of '''rebuilding a home that had been built around an individual disabilit'''y can also be daunting and expensive ― particularly considering disabled workers typically [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/27/7-facts-about-americans-with-disabilities/ earn significantly less] than their able-bodied counterparts." -[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/in-natural-disasters-a-disability-can-be-a-death-sentence_n_5c1ba22ee4b0407e9077eb58?guccounter=1 Jenavieve Hatch for Huffington Post]
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| <span style="color: #ffffff;">'''Eco-ableist messaging can reinforce oppression'''</span>
| | ''''''Climate change is increasing the frequency of migration'''''' |
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| | <ref>Climate and migration. (2015). Exploring climate, disasters and migration. [Online podcast]. https://climatemigration.org.uk/podcast-when-people-move-understanding-how-climate-change-creates-the-movement-of-people/</ref> |
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| *"Prioritizing personal ownership of environmental impacts over corporate responsibility fuels [[ableism]] and discrimination toward people with disabilities."-[https://ssir.org/articles/entry/climate_change_environmental_activism_and_disability Daphne Frias] | | |
| ***For example, many disabled people rely on delivery services for food, personal items and other things. It is not the fault of disabled individuals that large corporations do not use environmentally-friendly packaging. See our eco-ableism section of [[ableism]] for more.
| | *Rapid onset disasters have, and continue to, increase in frequency and severity from the climate crisis. Hurricanes, flash floodings and forest fires usually leave little or no time for affected communities to plan their migration to a safer place. They have to leave for their immediate survival; they have no choice. |
| ***Disability is one of the first forgotten or first attacked experiences when discussing climate accountability or solutions. It's important to recognize disabled people caring for their needs are not to blame for the climate crisis. '''True accountability lies in those hoarding resources and wealth (the ultra rich).'''
| | *Slow onset disasters made worse from the climate crisis, like desertification, sea level rise, change in rainfall patterns etc. have long-term effects on the livelihoods and life quality of communities. In these cases, people are forced to migrate to find better living conditions elsewhere. |
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| | *For example, forest fires in Yellowknife, Canada in 2023 forced over 20,000 people to evacuate. Houseless people were not included in evacuation plans. People were ordered to leave, but many did not have access to vehicles. Thousands of people, with a high proportion being Indigenous, were forced to wait for flights and were not told where they were being evacuated to. The cost of 2-hour flights rose to nearly $5000, when they normally sit at around $300, and should have been free to evacuate residents. People living in poverty and racialized people became further marginalized. |
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| '''<span style="color: #ffffff;">There is no climate justice without addressing immediate survival needs</span>''' | | '''Access to work and social services''' |
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| *"'''Disabled people are so busy just surviving.''' We have to self advocate all the time for access to employment, education, benefits or healthcare. It means unless there is a flood at my door I’m not thinking about the climate so much. We need to get people out of poverty because you can’t do anything about the climate if you are completely ostracised from participating in regular life.” -[https://twitter.com/PaulineCastres Pauline Castres]<br> | | |
| *"When issues like discrimination, access to adequate healthcare, unemployment, and poverty are among our top concerns, climate change tends to be an afterthought. When we are fighting for basic human rights and equality, how do we have time to think about climate change? '''Being concerned about and fighting for climate justice is a privilege.'''" -[https://rootedinrights.org/its-time-to-recognize-climate-change-as-a-disability-rights-issue/ Tiffany Yu]
| | *Due to a lack of migration strategies in most affected countries and cities, migrants rarely receive proper assistance. Migrants are also at risk of facing social and environmental injustices in their new community. <ref>Fukuchi, A. n.d. No borders: There is no environmental justice without immigrant justice. https://www.no-burn.org/no-borders-there-is-no-environmental-justice-without-immigrant-justice/</ref> |
| |- style="height: 51px;" | | *Leaving their way of life behind, climate migrants also have less employment options in their new city. <ref>Ahsan, R. (2019). Climate-induced migration: Impacts on social structures and justice in Bangladesh. South Asia Research, 39(2), 184-201.</ref> |
| | style="width: 21.7495%; background-color: #c51f84; border-color: #000000; height: 51px;" | '''<span style="color: #ffffff;">'Survival of the fittest' is an oppressive mindset</span>''' | | |- style="height: 51px;" |
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| *'''Accepting the loss of some lives to the climate crisis as 'inevitable' is oppressive.''' "We aren't just talking about physical vulnerability; [[ableism]], racism, class inequality and other forms of oppression work together to compound and intensify risk." -[https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-people-cannot-be-expected-losses-in-the-climate-crisis/ Julia Watts Belser]<br> | | |
| *'''Access to wealth makes it easier to evacuate, and white supremacy translates "into the political clout and communal resources that make climate disruptions more survivable in the first place''' — better infrastructure, [https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/toxic-wastes-and-race-at-twenty-1987-2007.pdf less exposure to environmental hazards] and more robust public assistance during and after crisis." -[https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-people-cannot-be-expected-losses-in-the-climate-crisis/ Julia Watts Belser]
| | *Many communities affected by climate change want the option to stay in the place they call home or, if they are forced to leave, the option to return eventually. It is mandatory not to exceed the 1.5 °C threshold to limit the impacts of the climate crisis, which force people to leave their homes. |
| *'''We all deserve to have our needs met on a planet that has enough resources, but that are hoarded by a minority. '''Capitalism describes disabled individuals as a drain on our resources. In contrast, it is capitalism that drains us, and drains the earth's resources.
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