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New law on helping Texans with disabilities during emergencies could still leave many at risk - Houston Chronicle

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Olivia Esparza lifts her daughter, Diana Santana, 21, helping her to her wheelchair Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Houston. After a couple days without power in her home, Esparza made the decision to take her wheelchair-bound daughter to Florida to keep her safe from any difficulties caused by the deep freeze and the power outages that came with it.

Gary Lynn, 28, lives in Spring and has cerebral palsy severe enough that he has limited mobility and needs a wheelchair to get around. When the deep freeze descended on Texas in early 2021, he and hundreds of thousands of other Texans lost power.

For Lynn and other disabled Texans, the extreme weather was more than an inconvenience. It was life-threatening. A law passed later in 2021 was supposed to help ensure that disabled Texans got help in times of emergency.



source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/New-law-on-helping-Texans-with-disabilities-16788782.php

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