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Disability Rights UK easy read heatwave survey


Disabled people are more likely to be affected by climate change than people who are not disabled.

Climate change: Our planet Earth is heating up and getting hotter every year. This means that heatwaves will be more common. This is a problem because people need to stay cool.

Very hot weather can affect people in different ways. This can depend on:

· their disability or health condition

· their home

· how much money they have

· the support they need.

We are doing this survey to find out about your experiences of heatwaves and the problems you have with them

Your answers will help us campaign and make better plans for people with disabilities when there are heatwaves.

Keeping your information private:

We may share the survey results with organisations we work with. The results will help improve policies and campaigns.

We will remove names and personal details. No one will know which answers are yours.

You don’t have to do the survey.
1.How does the heat affect your health?
2.
Have any of the below felt worse during periods of hot weather? (Select all that apply)
3.
Have you had to go to hospital because of the hot weather?
4.
Do any medicines you take make you more sensitive to hot weather?
5.
How worried are you about heatwaves in the future?
6.
What do you worry about or find difficult in the hot weather at home? (Tick all the boxes that you agree with).
7.
Are you worried that the hot weather could increase your household costs such as electricity, water, transport, food?
8.
Do you get any social care or support?
9.
In the hot weather, do you need more support?
10.
What would help you most in a heatwave? (Tick all the boxes that you agree with).
11.
How well do you think people plan for Disabled people’s needs in heatwaves?
12.
Do you want to tell us anything else about your experience of heatwaves?
13.
Which age group are you in?
14.
Do you think of yourself as Disabled?
15.
In the list below, which best describes your health condition or impairment?
Tick all the boxes you agree with.
16.
If you wrote any comments, could we use them in:

· our campaigns

· our policy work

· our media and social media

· our research work

This means your voice and views can be heard by many people and could help to make good changes for Disabled people. May we use them?
17.
Would you be happy to speak to a journalist about your experiences of heatwaves?
Thank you for completing the survey.