'We Have No Safety Net': Disability Rights Advocates Speak Out After Winter Storm
Listen • 4:32 Rolling power outages forced San Antonio resident Rafael Garcia, 25, to ration the power from his medical equipment during winter storms the week of February 15, 2021. Like many Texans, Rafael Garcia couldnt sleep while his power was out last week. He wasnt just cold. He was afraid hed stop breathing in the middle of the night. “I had gone a full 24 hours without my breathing treatments, which keep my airwaves open. I remember thinking, ‘OK Ralph, you go...
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