Sure. I would love to address that.
Living with a disability, especially when it was physical, made me feel like I was the obstacle between my family and reaching safety. There was always the anxiety of what to do if we had to evacuate at a moment's notice, which might not always have been possible.
I think this is even more visible for people with other types of disabilities. If you're hard of hearing, you would not be warned of bombs coming or an impending bombing. If you had a visual impairment, you would have to navigate an environment full of debris and rubble to reach safety or to access any form of security.
It took a toll on my emotional and mental health to be in that situation as a person with a disability, just in feeling like I was a burden on everyone else, that they could escape easier if I wasn't there, and—