For Dwayne Porter, just getting out of his house is a struggle these days.
Hurricane Harvey badly damaged the handicap ramp to his front door.
That path is now unsafe for Porter, who is legally blind and doesn’t have home insurance to repair the damage.
“I've fell off this porch twice because I can't judge the distance," Porter said.
Days after Hurricane Harvey, he applied for FEMA assistance to fix the ramp. A few days later, FEMA sent someone to look at the damage.
Porter's denial story is one of several FEMA denials 6 Investigates has received calls about since Hurricane Harvey. FEMA could not provide the number of claims denied because that information is not readily available, said Rita Egan, FEMA public information officer.
6 Investigates has filed a Freedom of Information request for that information.
