How Does a Warming Planet Affect People With Disabilities?

Author: Emma Oppenheimer

Country of Origin: USA

The Non-March for Disabled Women in NYC, 2019. Protesters show support for equal pay for people with disabilities. Source: Barbra Alper/Getty Images

Global warming affects everyone. It disproportionately affects vulnerable populations including those with disabilities, both physical and mental. More than one billion people, roughly 15% of the world’s population, live with disabilities. People with disabilities are more likely to be discriminated against in education, employment, housing, transportation, and access to healthcare.

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