SPEAKER 1: It was when the levies broke
and the water came
that the problems really started occurring.
SPEAKER 2: No one knew what to do
for the city in general,
let alone a population of people
who are normally overlooked.
SPEAKER 3: For people with disabilities
the impact is greater.
SPEAKER 1: I just laid there for five days
and watched helicopters fly around the building.
SPEAKER 4: They said, "Benny -
what are you doing still there?"
She said, "They've abandoned me."
♫ rising piano music ♫
SPEAKER 5: When you know in advance
who is likely to be the most harmed by a disaster
and you don't do anything about it,
then that is a choice.
It's about whose lives are more valuable
and which ones aren't as valuable.
♫ piano music continues ♫