- Lack of evacuation plans 
- Being left behind
- A lack of options for temporary housing
- First responders were unaware of disaster relief options
- Insufficient infrastructures
- Difficulties returning to daily routines - 8 people reported some type of post disaster trauma (should be noted these were self-reported not clinically diagnosed)


University of Virginia, Charlottesville

- Of the people surveyed, three common ideas about what they thought was helpful for survival were preparedness measures, first responder aid, and personal relationship reliance

Reports from Individuals with Physical Disabilities

Stough, L. M. (2009). The Effects of Disaster on the Mental Health of Individuals with Disabilities. Mental Health and Disasters, 264–276. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511730030.015 

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