According to an Annual Report on People with Disabilities, nationally, in 2022, 13.9% of the U.S. populations identified as having a disability which is more than 46 million people. CDC’s campaign, Disability Impacts All of Us, informs us that in 2024 more than 1 in 4 (28.7%) adults in the United States have some type of disability. Individuals with a disability can be found in every demographic category, with both visible and invisible disabilities, and most people will join this group at some point in their lives. People with disabilities are incredibly resilient. They have to be. However, when it comes to the full disaster cycle, resilience must be a shared responsibility. It has to be. Disabilities impact daily life, but their impacts can be significantly exacerbated by disasters. Because of this, emergency management practitioners who have dedicated their lives to ensuring the safety of individuals before, during, and after disasters, have both a moral and legal responsibility to understand the needs of this population and ensure that response and recovery is equally accessible to individuals with disabilities.