In the Event of an Emergency, You’ll be Left to Die

The (lack of) preparedness for disabled people in emergencies.

Allie Funk
Counter Arts
Published in
4 min readApr 30, 2024

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Orange fire on a black background.
Photo by Max Kukurudziak on Unsplash

Throughout elementary school, our teachers taught us what to do in the event of a fire. The one thing they constantly stressed to us? Leave the building as fast as possible. Everyone had to evacuate, no matter what.

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Allie Funk
Counter Arts

Playwright, Blogger, Professional Disabled Person