Until recently, little attention has been paid to the plight of persons with disabilities during extreme weather events and/or natural disasters. Little attention has also been paid to the special needs of children with disabilities growing up in a changing world and the elderly who may rely on others for their day-to-day needs. Climate Change and Disability: A Collaborative Approach to a Sustainable Future delineates the general and specific risks of climate change for persons with disabilities and how we can use accessible approaches to mitigate, adapt and control these risks, while maximizing opportunities for persons living with disabilities. The book opens with an introduction on how we got here. The next chapters cover the framework for research and policy, the physiologic impact of different disabilities, and an overview of specific continents and countries; where hot issues related to climate change exist. Education and advocacy are covered in detail, and the book wraps up with a section on action and research, detailing how to respond to extreme weather events, including how various types of disabilities are impacted by different events. Climate Change and Disability: A Collaborative Approach to a Sustainable Future serves as a guide for a broad audience at the crossroads of environmental adaptation and human health. Rehabilitation physicians as well as physical and occupational therapists will find it valuable for tailoring care for people with disabilities due to climate change. Advocates and individuals with disabilities will gain insight into advocacy for inclusive policies and personal preparedness. Physicians and social scientists interested in the health and societal impacts of climate change will find it useful in informing their practices and research. Policymakers and politicians can utilize this resource to develop equitable climate strategies, ensuring that environmental justice includes those who are most vulnerable.
• Presents a variety of disabilities people live with and how these disabilities are impacted by climate change
• Demonstrates how people with a specific disability prepare for disasters and manage post disaster and other climate impacts
• Includes information on how a disabled person can advocate for their needs now and in a future with climate change
1. Section 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 Climate change 101: The basics of climate change - p. 5 4. Chapter 3 Climate change and health—What is the connection? - p. 17 5. Section 2 Considerations regarding disability - p. 29 6. Chapter 4 The need for new paradigms to assess and respond to the impacts of climate change on disability - p. 31 7. Chapter 5 Indigenous Peoples, climate change, and disability justice - p. 41 8. Chapter 6 Climate change, gender, and disability - p. 45 9. Chapter 7 Children, youth, climate change, and disability - p. 49 10. Chapter 8 Environmental racism: From theory to praxis - p. 53 11. Chapter 9 How climate change affects sexual and gender diverse individuals with disabilities - p. 57 12. Chapter 10 Religion, spirituality, and climate change - p. 63 13. Section 3 What to expect related to climate change and specific disabilities - p. 67 14. Chapter 11 Climate change and the profound disabilities: Spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - p. 69 15. Chapter 12 Climate change and pediatric disabilities - p. 77 16. Chapter 13 Climate change, older adults, and people with chronic illness - p. 85 17. Chapter 14 Autism and climate change - p. 97 18. Chapter 15 Climate change and chronic pain - p. 107 19. Chapter 16 Climate change, arthritis, and musculoskeletal health considerations - p. 117 20. Chapter 17 Climate change and traumatic and nontraumatic brain disorders in adults - p. 129 21. Chapter 18 Climate change and hearing disabilities - p. 139 22. Chapter 19 Climate change and visual disability - p. 149 23. Chapter 20 Climate change and psychiatric disability - p. 159 24. Chapter 21 Climate change, sports medicine, and the adaptive athlete - p. 171 25. Section 4 Education - p. 177 26. Chapter 22 Communicating about climate change and concerns related to disability - p. 179 27. Chapter 23 Transformative learning for sustainability: Applying the head, heart, and hands model in climate change and health education - p. 189 28. Chapter 24 Educating climate change professionals about healthcare and disability with a focus on system dynamics and social systems design - p. 199 29. Chapter 25 Communicating effectively about climate change—Political considerations - p. 205 30. Section 5 Climate change from the lens of rehabilitation disciplines - p. 211 31. Chapter 26 Climate change and physiotherapy - p. 213 32. Chapter 27 Climate change and occupational therapy - p. 221 33. Chapter 28 Climate change and speech language pathology - p. 227 34. Chapter 29 Climate change and rehabilitation psychology - p. 233 35. Chapter 30 Climate change and rehabilitation nursing - p. 239 36. Chapter 31 Climate change and physical medicine & rehabilitation - p. 243 37. Section 6 Advocacy - p. 249 38. Chapter 32 Disability rights and climate change: A view from the field - p. 251 39. Chapter 33 Planetary health and disability inclusion: A perspective - p. 255 40. Chapter 34 Disability climate justice in the courts: Strategies for harnessing disability-specific legal protections to catalyze disability-inclusive climate action - p. 259 41. Chapter 35 The uneven landscape of disability around the world: A view from the field - p. 271 42. Section 7 Action and research on the impacts of climate change - p. 277 43. Chapter 36 Climate change and disaster rehabilitation - p. 279 44. Chapter 37 Rain, floods, and landslides - p. 289 45. Chapter 38 Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons - p. 295 46. Chapter 39 Droughts, wildfires, and extreme heat - p. 301 47. Chapter 40 Extreme cold spells and related concerns - p. 315 48. Section 8 Pictures from the field - p. 321 49. Chapter 41 Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Mediterranean Region - p. 323 50. Chapter 42 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Africa - p. 329 51. Chapter 43 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Asia - p. 335 52. Chapter 44 Climate change and persons with disabilities in South and Central America - p. 345 53. Chapter 45 Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States - p. 351 54. Chapter 46 Pictures from the field: North America - p. 359 55. Chapter 47 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Australasia - p. 363 56. Section 9 Long-term research and solutions regarding climate change and health - p. 371 57. Chapter 48 The built environment: Solutions for living in a world impacted by climate change - p. 373 58. Chapter 49 The impact of nutrition on disability and climate change - p. 385 59. Chapter 50 Modeling the health impacts of climate change on people with disabilities: A complex adaptive systems perspective - p. 395 60. Chapter 51 Sustainability in rehabilitation systems of care and practices - p. 405 61. Chapter 52 Day for tomorrow: Community can conquer climate change - p. 417 62. Chapter 53 The future - p. 419 63. Climate Change Resources - p. 423 64. Index - p. 433
Until recently, little attention has been paid to the plight of persons with disabilities during extreme weather events and/or natural disasters. Little attention has also been paid to the special needs of children with disabilities growing up in a changing world and the elderly who may rely on others for their day-to-day needs. Climate Change and Disability: A Collaborative Approach to a Sustainable Future delineates the general and specific risks of climate change for persons with disabilities and how we can use accessible approaches to mitigate, adapt and control these risks, while maximizing opportunities for persons living with disabilities. The book opens with an introduction on how we got here. The next chapters cover the framework for research and policy, the physiologic impact of different disabilities, and an overview of specific continents and countries; where hot issues related to climate change exist. Education and advocacy are covered in detail, and the book wraps up with a section on action and research, detailing how to respond to extreme weather events, including how various types of disabilities are impacted by different events. Climate Change and Disability: A Collaborative Approach to a Sustainable Future serves as a guide for a broad audience at the crossroads of environmental adaptation and human health. Rehabilitation physicians as well as physical and occupational therapists will find it valuable for tailoring care for people with disabilities due to climate change. Advocates and individuals with disabilities will gain insight into advocacy for inclusive policies and personal preparedness. Physicians and social scientists interested in the health and societal impacts of climate change will find it useful in informing their practices and research. Policymakers and politicians can utilize this resource to develop equitable climate strategies, ensuring that environmental justice includes those who are most vulnerable.
• Presents a variety of disabilities people live with and how these disabilities are impacted by climate change
• Demonstrates how people with a specific disability prepare for disasters and manage post disaster and other climate impacts
• Includes information on how a disabled person can advocate for their needs now and in a future with climate change
1. Section 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 3 3. Chapter 2 Climate change 101: The basics of climate change - p. 5 4. Chapter 3 Climate change and health—What is the connection? - p. 17 5. Section 2 Considerations regarding disability - p. 29 6. Chapter 4 The need for new paradigms to assess and respond to the impacts of climate change on disability - p. 31 7. Chapter 5 Indigenous Peoples, climate change, and disability justice - p. 41 8. Chapter 6 Climate change, gender, and disability - p. 45 9. Chapter 7 Children, youth, climate change, and disability - p. 49 10. Chapter 8 Environmental racism: From theory to praxis - p. 53 11. Chapter 9 How climate change affects sexual and gender diverse individuals with disabilities - p. 57 12. Chapter 10 Religion, spirituality, and climate change - p. 63 13. Section 3 What to expect related to climate change and specific disabilities - p. 67 14. Chapter 11 Climate change and the profound disabilities: Spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - p. 69 15. Chapter 12 Climate change and pediatric disabilities - p. 77 16. Chapter 13 Climate change, older adults, and people with chronic illness - p. 85 17. Chapter 14 Autism and climate change - p. 97 18. Chapter 15 Climate change and chronic pain - p. 107 19. Chapter 16 Climate change, arthritis, and musculoskeletal health considerations - p. 117 20. Chapter 17 Climate change and traumatic and nontraumatic brain disorders in adults - p. 129 21. Chapter 18 Climate change and hearing disabilities - p. 139 22. Chapter 19 Climate change and visual disability - p. 149 23. Chapter 20 Climate change and psychiatric disability - p. 159 24. Chapter 21 Climate change, sports medicine, and the adaptive athlete - p. 171 25. Section 4 Education - p. 177 26. Chapter 22 Communicating about climate change and concerns related to disability - p. 179 27. Chapter 23 Transformative learning for sustainability: Applying the head, heart, and hands model in climate change and health education - p. 189 28. Chapter 24 Educating climate change professionals about healthcare and disability with a focus on system dynamics and social systems design - p. 199 29. Chapter 25 Communicating effectively about climate change—Political considerations - p. 205 30. Section 5 Climate change from the lens of rehabilitation disciplines - p. 211 31. Chapter 26 Climate change and physiotherapy - p. 213 32. Chapter 27 Climate change and occupational therapy - p. 221 33. Chapter 28 Climate change and speech language pathology - p. 227 34. Chapter 29 Climate change and rehabilitation psychology - p. 233 35. Chapter 30 Climate change and rehabilitation nursing - p. 239 36. Chapter 31 Climate change and physical medicine & rehabilitation - p. 243 37. Section 6 Advocacy - p. 249 38. Chapter 32 Disability rights and climate change: A view from the field - p. 251 39. Chapter 33 Planetary health and disability inclusion: A perspective - p. 255 40. Chapter 34 Disability climate justice in the courts: Strategies for harnessing disability-specific legal protections to catalyze disability-inclusive climate action - p. 259 41. Chapter 35 The uneven landscape of disability around the world: A view from the field - p. 271 42. Section 7 Action and research on the impacts of climate change - p. 277 43. Chapter 36 Climate change and disaster rehabilitation - p. 279 44. Chapter 37 Rain, floods, and landslides - p. 289 45. Chapter 38 Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons - p. 295 46. Chapter 39 Droughts, wildfires, and extreme heat - p. 301 47. Chapter 40 Extreme cold spells and related concerns - p. 315 48. Section 8 Pictures from the field - p. 321 49. Chapter 41 Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Mediterranean Region - p. 323 50. Chapter 42 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Africa - p. 329 51. Chapter 43 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Asia - p. 335 52. Chapter 44 Climate change and persons with disabilities in South and Central America - p. 345 53. Chapter 45 Climate change and persons with disabilities in the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States - p. 351 54. Chapter 46 Pictures from the field: North America - p. 359 55. Chapter 47 Climate change and persons with disabilities in Australasia - p. 363 56. Section 9 Long-term research and solutions regarding climate change and health - p. 371 57. Chapter 48 The built environment: Solutions for living in a world impacted by climate change - p. 373 58. Chapter 49 The impact of nutrition on disability and climate change - p. 385 59. Chapter 50 Modeling the health impacts of climate change on people with disabilities: A complex adaptive systems perspective - p. 395 60. Chapter 51 Sustainability in rehabilitation systems of care and practices - p. 405 61. Chapter 52 Day for tomorrow: Community can conquer climate change - p. 417 62. Chapter 53 The future - p. 419 63. Climate Change Resources - p. 423 64. Index - p. 433
