The disability community is continuing to push for changes after blind Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death was ruled a homicide this week by the Erie County Medical Examiner.
“We are not done talking about making sure that this will never happen to somebody else again,” said Todd Vaarwerk, the chief policy officer for Western New York Independent Living, which advocates for the disability community.
Alam, who was blind and spoke little English, died days after Customs and Border Protection dropped him at a closed Tim Hortons. He died miles away from both where he was dropped off and his home…