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Even those with disabilities should have a safe place to go: A family's crisis during a wildfire [calmatters.org]

 

By Diana Pastora Carson, Cal Matters, July 8, 2020

Recently, my family had a scare. We had a fire threaten our property, our home in the mountains of Jamul, an unincorporated town in San Diego County. 

Contrary to most assumptions, potentially losing our houses on the property was not the actual scare.  The scare was that my brother, Joaquin, who experiences severe autism and epilepsy, had no place to go.  

With people with disabilities moving out of institutions and Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritizing emergency preparedness, our story shows that huge gaps remain in protecting our most vulnerable Californians.

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