Priestley, M. and Hemingway, L. (2007) Disability and disaster recovery: a tale of two cities? Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 5 (3-4). pp. 23-42. ISSN 1536-710X
Abstract
This paper examines the connections between disability and disaster from a global perspective. Concepts from the research and policy literature are used to distinguish between individual and social models of disability, and between natural hazards and human disasters. These concepts are then employed to investigate data on the response to disabled people’s recovery needs in two recent case studies: the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. The analysis combines primary, secondary and tertiary sources to explore disability issues in the reconstruction of inclusive communities and the lessons that may be learned about disaster preparedness in poor communities. The conclusions suggest that more attention should be paid to social model approaches, particularly in understand global links with poverty, and that disabled people’s organisations should be resourced as agents of disaster recovery and preparedness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in 'Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation' |
Keywords: | disaster planning, tsunami, hurricane Katrina |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > University of Leeds Research Centres and Institutes > Centre for Disability Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2007 |
Last Modified: | 25 Oct 2016 05:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J198v05n03_02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Haworth Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1300/J198v05n03_02 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:1969 |