Priestley, M and Hemingway, L (2006) Disability and Disaster Recovery: A Tale of Two Cities? Journal of Social Work in Disability and 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 understanding 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, The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation in 2007, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1300/J198v05n03_02 |
Keywords: | Disability; disaster planning; tsunami; hurricane Katrina |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2016 12:26 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2018 08:37 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J198v05n03_02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1300/J198v05n03_02 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86914 |