Ms. Que Banh<p>Shellshocked, attacked, left to die – this is the reality for <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DisabledPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledPeople</span></a> in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>.</p><p>When evacuation orders were issued in the north, initially in October last year, many <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PeopleWithDisabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleWithDisabilities</span></a> could not flee – and their families refused to leave them behind. Those who could escape were packed like luggage into cars, carts or minibuses. Assistance devices, such as wheelchairs, canes, crutches and medical equipment often had to be left behind. Hearing aids, eyeglasses, adaptive toilet seats and incontinence pads were destroyed or lost.</p><p>Most <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AssistiveDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssistiveDevices</span></a> are not being included in the minimal <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanitarianAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitarianAid</span></a> coming into Gaza. The Israelis have declared certain spare parts and batteries for these devices dangerous, so-called dual use items – saying they could be used for military purposes. Without wheelchairs, canes, walkers, splints and prosthetics, people with disabilities are struggling to survive, left isolated, with no independence or sense of autonomy or dignity. There is no liquid food or <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DisabilityInclusive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityInclusive</span></a> feeding equipment, like feeding tubes or adaptive utensils. The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/psychological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychological</span></a> torture of feeling like a burden is <a href="https://beige.party/tags/unbearable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unbearable</span></a> and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/degrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degrading</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/19/disabled-people-gaza-cerebral-palsy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.theguardian.com/commentisf</span><span class="invisible">ree/article/2024/jul/19/disabled-people-gaza-cerebral-palsy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OccupationIsNotFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OccupationIsNotFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FreeGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGaza</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IsraelIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelIsATerroristState</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PalestinianLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmsEmbargoOnIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BoycottIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BDSMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSMovement</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BoycottIsraeliApartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottIsraeliApartheid</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DefundIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefundIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OstracizeIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OstracizeIsrael</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanitarian</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityJustice</span></a></p>