The risks to humans from climate change are wide-reaching, but these risks are felt unequally among members of society, including People with Disabilities (PWD). Despite this, PWD are often “invisible” to decision-makers and planners, so it isn’t surprising that current climate action plans rarely address how cities will respond to the disproportionate impact of climate change on Disabled People. This lack of response deepens existing inequalities and places PWD at significant, and occasionally fatal, short- and long-term risk. It is therefore imperative that climate action plans consider how climate change disproportionately impacts Disabled People.

In this report, specific risks are identified, followed by recommendations detailing how current and future climate action plans can bring Disabled People into the policy-making process and enact the changes necessary to allow them to lead healthy and fulfilled lives in an age of climate disruption.