'We Have No Safety Net': Disability Rights Advocates Speak O

'We Have No Safety Net': Disability Rights Advocates Speak Out After Winter Storm


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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 couldn't sleep while his power was out last week.
He wasn't just cold. He was afraid he'd 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 gotta keep breathing. You can’t have an asthma attack. You can’t panic.’”
The 25-year-old disability rights advocate from San Antonio has spinal muscular dystrophy.

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