The impact of climate change related extreme weather events on people with pre-existing disabilities and chronic conditions: a scoping review.

Rehabilitation clinicians and community service providers are in a good position to potentially assess people with disabilities for their preparedness for extreme weather events.Rehabilitation clinicians could look for opportunities to educate themselves and their clients about available resources related to extreme weather events and preparedness.Rehabilitation and community service providers could seek to partner with local organizations to support their clients with disabilities.Rehabilitation health care providers might consider advocating for the inclusion of people with disabilities in climate justice responses at all levels of government (e.g., local, regional and national).