Who is most affected by climate change?
People with a disability are unseen as storms worsen and waters rise in coastal South Asia.
Invisible Impact
Disability on Climate Change’s Frontline
A version of this video with audio description can be found here.
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Synopsis
People with disabilities face greater risks as global warming intensifies disasters throughout coastal South Asia. Invisible Impact; Disability on Climate Change’s Frontline reveals how the needs of this community are often overlooked before, during and after an emergency. In Bangladesh, eastern India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, people with physical, sensory and developmental impairments already face barriers that limit their full participation in society. And because they are unseen, their concerns are often left out of policies that are meant to save lives. Without a seat at climate change talks at all levels, disability advocates say this population will remain most vulnerable .
How to Watch Invisible Impact
Reach out to Director Jason Strother ([email protected]) for info on screening.
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Lens15 SubstackAbout the Production
Invisible Impact was filmed between 2022-23 by Jason Strother and teams of filmmakers in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Production was supported by grants from the National Geographic Society and the Fulbright South and Central Asia Regional Research Program. Morgan Media oversaw post production. A full list of credits can be found here.
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Watch the behind the scenes series and read more about the Invisible Impact project.
Maldives Above the Surface
![A woman sitting in a manual wheelchair looks out toward a harbor.](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Maldives-NAZHATH-1024x629.jpg)
Is accessibility part of the Maldives' climate change adaptation planning?
Read more at Lens15 SubstackSri Lanka Cope with Climate Change
![A woman without a left arm, holds a child with her right arm. Another young child stands in front of her.](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sri-Lanka-family-1024x758.jpg)
After years of war, Sri Lanka faces more disasters.
Read more at Lens15 SubstackWhen Disasters Strike Odisha
![An elderly man is pushed in a wheelchair](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Odisha-evac-1024x492.jpg)
Accessibility doesn't stop during evacuations.
Read more at Lens15 SubstackDisplacement in Bangladesh
![Two men stand in an open air pavilion. One steadies himself with a cane, the other, who does not have a left leg, balances himself with a pair of crutches.](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/0102-PWDs-1024x774.jpg)
People with disabilities are left behind as thousands migrate due to climate change.
Read more at Lens15 SubstackInvisible Impact; Bangladesh
![A woman wearing a hijab carries a young man in her arms](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/0303-Imam-Hossain-1024x662.png)
Jason carries out his fieldwork as a National Geographic Explorer in Bangladesh.
Read more at Lens15 YouTubeInvisible Impact; Behind the Scenes Intro
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Go behind the scenes in coastal South Asia, as jason produces his film Invisible Impact
Read more at Lens15 YouTubeInvisible Impact (trailer w/ audio description)
![A folded wheelchair rest against a shack on the beach](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Beach-Wheelchair-1024x518.jpg)
Disability on climate change's frontline. A film by Lens15 Media from coastal South Asia.
Read more at Lens15 YouTubeInvisible Impact (trailer)
![A folded wheelchair rest against a shack on the beach](https://lens15.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Beach-Wheelchair-1024x518.jpg)
Disability on climate change's frontline. A film by Lens15 Media from coastal South Asia.
Read more at Lens15 YouTube