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Rehabilitation administrators can play a key role in preparing persons with disabilities to be prepared for disaster events. Due to the occurrence of recent high profile disasters in the United States, increasing emphasis has been placed on emergency management at all levels. The four primary areas of emergency management are preparedness, response. recovery, and mitigation. Each of these areas has high importance on the federal, local and organizational level; however, emergency management at the individual level is often the first priority. This article is intended to provide an overview of the occurrence of recent disasters, as well as stress the importance of emergency planning for persons with disabilities when disaster occurs. This article will also include a discussion of relevant legislation related to emergency management, various phases of emergency management, relevant roles and functions, and recommendations to help incorporate an emergency planning component for both rehabilitation administrators and organizations.
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Disability is an evolving term that comes from the interplay between people with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that prevent them from participating fully and effectively in society on an equal standing with others. Persons with disabilities are extremely prone when disaster strikes, not only because of their impairments but also because they are more likely to encounter negative socioeconomic outcomes, including higher poverty rates, than people without disabilities. The current paper is a review-based analysis focusing on the disastrous crisis experienced by people with disabilities. Researches have emphatically revealed that disasters and poorly planned disaster recovery and mitigation efforts can exacerbate these disparities, making it even more difficult for people with disabilities to cope both during and after an emergency. In camps and cities, displaced people with disabilities suffer substantial protection risks such as exploitation, physical and sexual abuse, discrimination, mockery, inequality, and neglect. Disaster risk mitigation relies heavily on emergency and preparedness planning, which now need to involve and acknowledge people with disabilities. Leaders and decision-makers in government, industry, and civil society who are responsible for services that impact individuals with disabilities should recognize that they may be more vulnerable than the general population to dangers, disaster repercussions, and unjust treatment during or after the event. Providing proper care for persons with disabilities is a matter of equality, fairness, and justice, as well as a crucial reinforcement of civilized ideals.
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From June 2015 to November 2017, Turkish Search and Rescue Association AKUT has realized an innovative field action in Istanbul as a part of the European Disasters in Urban Centers (EDUCEN) Project, an international coordination and support action financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Program. In accordance with the project’s main theme, which is the (possible) contributions of culture to disaster management and disaster risk reduction, AKUT’s public training unit has decided to work on the disability and disaster issue under the direction of the case study (CS) leader. Being aware of the specific problems experienced by people with disabilities during disasters, and also, the lack of access to disaster preparedness information for the disabled, AKUT’s training unit has collaborated with seven partner organizations in order to design a new training model. Not surprisingly, the action has gone beyond a mere adaptation work, pushing the “non-disabled side” to alter its perception of the disability, discover and embrace a modern definition of the phenomenon and recognize the importance of concepts like “diversity” and “inclusivity” as a sound basis for all action in this field. Let’s note that Turkey’s first and largest volunteer search and rescue group has taken important steps in improving its inclusivity and accessibility thanks to the feedback and knowledge gained through EDUCEN case study. While the disability culture has initiated a transformation at AKUT in this regard, the representatives of the disabled community had in their turn the occasion to look at the emergency and disaster- related issues from a new perspective, according to which they could take part in reducing their own vulnerability to disasters, actively assist others in doing so and even take important leadership roles during such incidents. The resulting training model emphasizes the need for addressing mixed audiences through specifically adapted tools, supported by supplementary materials, which are accessible through Internet for all involved groups. Being based on citizen action and using public training as the main dissemination tool, Istanbul Case Study should be regarded as a cost-effective, replicable model for any similar work with the additional social benefit of including the disabled citizens in the DRR. This report is an “annotated” account of the EDUCEN Istanbul Case Study, which is also designed to be a “flexible” guideline. It is primarily intended for formal and informal citizen groups (NGOs, citizen initiatives...) who aim to develop and implement their own local action to help disabled community reduce its vulnerability to disasters. Also, the practice derived from Istanbul action is certainly useful for relevant professional groups in the disaster management cycle (planners, managers, responders) who should consider persons with disabilities in all phases of disaster management. Nevertheless, we have to affirm that we did not anticipate any limits in terms of usability for this document: Professionals who belong to medical universe, education professionals and disability professionals would likewise benefit from it.
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How do we advance the interdisciplinary aspects of the fields of disability studies and disaster studies by featuring and creating new evidence-based knowledge previously not shared with either field? And ultimately how will we weave disability cultures and disability-inclusive designs regarding persons with disabilities to be interwoven within the field of disaster studies? This article will share the beginning of a collaborative project between the Center on Disability Studies, USA, and Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, China, aimed to develop a participant framework anticipated to be implemented as a symposium at the 36th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Disaster (#PacRim2021). In addition, this article will provide presentation discussions of participant personal and expertise feedback relating to the development of the symposium topics
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Expanding the capabilities of people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction2018 •
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 15 per cent of the world’s population, or one billion people, have some form of disability. According to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 80 per cent live in poor countries, where communities are already more vulnerable to disasters and crises such as the current Ebola epidemic, with people with disabilities often disproportionately affected. More must be done to ensure the needs and rights of people with disabilities are fully recognised in disaster risk reduction and emergency responses. Accelerating progress will require inclusive humanitarian programming and the use of technological solutions to be effectively promoted and incentivised, and people with disabilities and their organisations to be involved from the outset in the design and implementation of policies and programmes.
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