‘It’s not about having a back-up plan; it’s always being in back-up mode’: Rethinking the relationship between disability and vulnerability to extreme weather

Prepared4ALL: Increasing Disability Inclusion and Equity in Local Emergency Planning

“…In emphasizing partnerships as a goal of community collaboration, this study's findings also contribute to the recent calls for understanding social inclusion and equity as relational, where power dynamics, networks, and interdependencies are accounted for (Connon & Hall, 2021), and as cultural, where meanings and interpretations of what it means to be a person with a disability matter (Goodley, 2016;Stough & Kelman, 2018). For instance, if a county includes people with disabilities in its emergency planning process, that may lead to increasing inclusion by including a description of how many people with disabilities live in the county in the emergency plan document.…”

“I hope they shouldn't happen”: Social vulnerability and resilience to urban energy disruptions in a digital society in Scotland

“…Therefore resilience could benefit from shifting the burden off the individual, by prioritising collective resources which support resilience to disruptionsparticularly considering that collective resources tend to be cheaper than individual ones [75]. Connon and Hall [41] argue that we need a multi-level approach which enables communities to organise and develop suitable plans for their local context, whilst maintaining institutional resources for those who may be more marginalised from their communities. This requires proper resourcing and should not be left to voluntary organisations or underfunded local authorities.…”

“…Cutter et al [38] define a 'Social Vulnerability Index', wherein vulnerability is a multidimensional concept comprising multiple indicators, helping us to identify characteristics of individuals and communities that enable them to respond to and recover from disruptive events. Vulnerability should not be seen as a set of static characteristics inherent to particular individuals; rather, it is dynamic and rooted in social structures, and may be best understood from a relational perspective, considering local interdependencies and networks [9,[39][40][41]. Considering this, the current paper uses a qualitative methodology to understand in more depth the complex, dynamic and contextual nature of vulnerability.…”

More‐than‐care: People with intellectual disability and emerging vulnerability during pandemic lockdown

“…But I do know that if worse came to worst, I do know that, without a doubt, if I asked my mum or my dad to help me, without a doubt, they'd just jump straight in and do what has to be done. (First interview, 23 April) Luke's experience demonstrates the importance of trusted providers of informal support at times of emergency and uncertainty (Connon & Hall, 2021 ). His account also illustrates that personalised support enables him to shield his relationship with his parents from being defined as indissolubly tied to his care needs.…”

“…Furthermore, the framework creates a path for research on emergency support needs that starts from the ability of people with intellectual disability to manage vulnerabilities. The self‐advocates' accounts demonstrate that they rose to the occasion when personal responsibility became the dominant trope during lockdown, affirming the role of people with disability as actors in disaster prevention and response strategies (Connon & Hall, 2021 ). However, for people with intellectual disability this means that they become responsible for making the right decisions with minimal support.…”