Like many of us, Marcie Roth has spent the last 14 days poring over weather data and forecasts.
But instead of feeling dread or anxiety about the monster storms poised to devastate communities across the country, Roth has seen an opportunity to get disaster preparation and response right for those who are often overlooked: people with disabilities.
As the CEO of Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, a nonprofit organization that works with people who have disabilities, Roth spent the past few weeks coordinating response efforts with local, state, and federal groups and managing the organization's response to emergency assistance calls logged to its toll-free hotline. Read more...
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