Disabled Power - (Health, Society, and Inequality) by Angela Frederick
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Highlights
- A call to place disability at the center of climate and disaster responses Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick.
- About the Author: Angela Frederick is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at El Paso.
- 272 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
- Series Name: Health, Society, and Inequality
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A call to place disability at the center of climate and disaster responses
Every disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick. Disabled Power tells the stories of Texans with disabilities who endured the 2021 Texas power crisis, which forced millions of Texas residents to endure a dayslong winter storm without heat or water. Based on 58 in-depth interviews with disabled Texans and parents of disabled children, Frederick highlights how disabled people and those with chronic health conditions are uniquely harmed when basic infrastructure such as power and water systems fail. She argues that the vulnerability people with disabilities experienced during this disaster was not an inevitable consequence of individual disabled bodies. Rather, disability vulnerability was "produced" by policies that "disabled" vital infrastructure. Frederick also emphasizes another meaning of the phrase "disabled power: " the individual and collective resilience and creativity Texans with disabilities exercised to survive the disaster. Despite common perceptions of people with disabilities as passive victims, Frederick shows how many found strategies to survive and to provide and receive care within their communities. Ultimately, the implications of this disaster extend far beyond Texas and underscore our increased vulnerability to infrastructural failures as extreme weather events become more common. Disabled Power offers a blueprint for reimagining vulnerability and resilience to center people with disabilities in disaster research and emergency response.Review Quotes
"Disabled Power is an urgent plea to respect and protect the lives of people with disabilities, and a searing indictment of how the US state and society neglect vulnerable people in their moments of great need. It's an important addition to disaster studies, and more timely than ever."-- "Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave and 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed"
"Disabled Power is a gripping account of disaster, the utter necessity of a strong and interconnected infrastructure, and the high stakes peril disabled people are plunged into without it. Through stories and analysis, Frederick shows both the heavy price we pay for our illusions of independence, and how disabled people survive through ingenious, life sustaining creativity and collective care."-- "Laura Mauldin, creator of the the website Disability at Home and author of In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories From the Frontlines of Americas Caregiving Crisis"
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When the power is out, the water frozen, and the world at a standstill, citizens suffer unequally. Disabled Power brings the disparities to life. Her detailed statistics cause disquiet, while individual stories drive home the point: infrastructure, government plans, and academic post-mortems fail miserably to address the resilience
required for those living with disability. Yet Fredrick uncovers hacks and informal networks that offer a roadmap for preparing for future disasters.
About the Author
Angela Frederick is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at El Paso.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Series Title: Health, Society, and Inequality
Publisher: New York University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Angela Frederick
Language: English
Street Date: December 16, 2025
TCIN: 1004664559
UPC: 9781479828142
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-0476
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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