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Disability Inclusive Emergency Management Toolkit

National Emergency Management Agency
Monday 9th December, 2024

The has launched the Disability Inclusive Emergency Management (DIEM) Toolkit. The Toolkit will help emergency planners develop disability inclusive emergency management actions to improve the safety of people with disability.

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Research about how people with intellectual disability use social media in an emergency

University of Melbourne
Friday 13th September, 2024

Do you use social media? (Like zoom, or Facebook)Do you have an intellectual disability?Would you like to take part in research? What’s this all about?I am looking for people who…

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People with disability more vulnerable to climate change

Law Society Journal
Friday 17th November, 2023

People with disability have the ‘right to the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms’, in accordance with Australia’s international obligations under the Convention on the…

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Eleven dead after early morning fire destroys holiday home for people with disabilities in France

ABC
Wednesday 9th August, 2023
Officials said the fire broke out at 6:30am (local time) at the house in Wintzenheim, near the German border, and firefighters quickly put it out. "We think we have located the 11
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Persons with disabilities in situations of risk: A scoping study on Article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Tuesday 6th December, 2022
This scoping report provides insights on how strengthening the connection between disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) could reinforce efforts to
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COVID-19 disabled everyone, disabled people knew what to do.

Kathleen R. Bogart Ph.D
Psychology today
Wednesday 16th November, 2022
"Most of the changes we need to make to be safe during a pandemic were already part of my day-to-day life. I realized how much wisdom, skill, and resourcefulness I
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Locked in: Moving on COVID action for people with disability

When COVID-19 arrived on Australian shores in 2019, people with disability knew that they would be adversely affected.  But their very real concerns were ignored which heightened the level of
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Climate change disasters are a disability rights issue. Here’s why.

Hannah Turner
Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Tuesday 13th September, 2022
But while race and income have been commonly used as factors in predicting climate change vulnerability, there is another specific form of risk that's vital to recognize, too: that of
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‘I’ve got nothing’: inquiry hears of lack of suitable housing for people with disabilities after flood

Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian Australia
Monday 29th August, 2022
Sometimes it meant “14 days without a shower”, Colin said. "I‘ve got no support, I’ve got nothing. I’ve got no way of cooking food, there is no fridge …
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Living with a disability during the pandemic

Dyah Pitaloka
Monash Lens
Wednesday 10th August, 2022
Many have admitted the pandemic impacted their wellbeing and financial capabilities. Already present with disadvantages, people living with disability face even more restrictions during this period.
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Australians with disabilities and their caregivers at more risk of homelessness, PTSD after flood

University of Sydney
Medical Express
Monday 8th August, 2022
People with disability and their caregivers experienced profound impact and systemic neglect during and after the 2017 Northern Rivers floods, with many still unable to access stable housing, and at
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Ballina Advocate for People with Disability speaks to the United Nations in New York

Eve Jeffery
Echo
Monday 18th July, 2022
Ms Cox says the world continues to collectively experience a global situation of risk, the pandemic continues, armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters continue to happen. ‘Despite these events,
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