People With Disabilities Hit Hardest By Storms, Say Advocates

May 23, 2019 udcom

As Hurricane Florence barreled toward the Carolinas, Terry Helvie and her children were forced to evacuate to a shelter farther inland. They met a new set of challenges there.

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