Today’s episode is about natural disasters and emergency preparedness with Germán Luis Parodi (@glparodi) and Valerie Novack (@MADtastically). German is the Co-Executive Director of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, a coalition of local, national and global disability rights, emergency management, public health and community leaders and allies committed to equal access and whole community inclusion before, during and after disasters. Valerie Novack is a Board Chair of the Partnership. We’ll talk about the interconnections between pandemics and disaster planning, systemic issues that impact the disability community, and the need for improvements in infrastructure. Disability Visibility is a production of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability media and culture. Text transcripts and links for each episode are available at: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/podcast-2/ Twitter: @DisVisibility Support this podcast: patreon.com/DVP