Charged for Survival: Disability Stories of Tech & Power

Our Preparedness, Our Power: Stories of Individual and Collective Resilience was a three-part storytelling webinar series centering disabled voices in emergency preparedness. Together, we explored evacuation, community resilience, and access to power — what they really mean for survival, equity, and justice.

Nuestra preparación, nuestro poder: Historias de resiliencia individual y colectiva era una serie de seminarios web en tres partes que centra las voces de personas discapacitadas en la preparación para emergencias. Juntes, exploraremos la evacuación, la resiliencia comunitaria y el acceso a la energía — lo que realmente significan para la supervivencia, la equidad y la justicia.

#3 Charged for Survival: Disability Stories of Tech & Power

Presented on December 4, 2025.

For disabled people, electricity is survival. Outages risk health, dignity, and connection. We’ll share lived experiences, strategies (including solar, batteries, and generators), and call for advocacy.

This discussion:

• Advocacy for equitable access
• Electricity is a lifeline
• Tools sustain independence

Host: Brett Sonnenstrahl

Moderator: Brook McCall

Panelists: 

• Donna Harris
• Justice Chukwu
• Dave Pierson
• Josh Espanto

Materials:

• Accessible Slides: Community Storytelling Series Session 3
• Transcript