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Commissioners, disability advocates and rural legal aid press for faster action on egress, registries, schools and language access
Summary
Advocates and state advisory officials told a joint oversight hearing that recent wildfires exposed persistent gaps in evacuation (egress), sheltering and language access that particularly endanger older adults, people with disabilities and rural limited-English populations.
Advocates and state advisory officials told a joint oversight hearing that recent wildfires exposed persistent gaps in evacuation (egress), sheltering and language access that particularly endanger older adults, people with disabilities and rural limited-English populations.
Dr. David Lindemann, chair of the California Commission on Aging, told the committee older adults are disproportionately affected by disasters because mobility limitations, dependence on powered medical equipment and isolation make evacuation and sheltering more perilous. "The initial minutes of a natural disaster can be critical to survivability," Lindemann said,…
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