‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters

[ad_1] Sumi Jaladas crawled out from a doorway on her hands and knees and kneeled in the dirt in front of her corrugated steel home to watch her neighbors in the small village of Jela Para.  It had just stopped raining and many women and children were out playing and dancing along a muddy, brick walkway. Most of the men were away fishing in the nearby Bay of Bengal.   Jaladas, 40, said she’s never been…

"‘They forgot about me’: People with disabilities in Bangladesh face increased risk during natural disasters"