Meeting needs of persons with disabilities
Collection of tips which can be useful in evacuation centers
There is a collection of tips in which the knack
of how to meet the needs of persons with
disabilities in evacuation centers is dealt with.
This collection was made based on possible
difficulties for persons with disabilities,
especially women with disability, immediately
after a disaster. This shows that not only are
the rights of women with disabilities not
protected in daily life but also calls into
question the appropriate responses in
evacuation centers from the perspective of
their rights.
Disabilities include various conditions:
physical , visual , hear ing, intel lectual ,
psychological, and internal impairment. It is
important to share widely at all times with
locals and society the fact that necessary care
and support would differ depending on
gender and the degree of disability, in order to
adapt the response in a disaster situation.
This collection of tips spread through emails
and blogs, and i t was featured on TV
programs and in newspapers. It was widely
used in evacuation centers in affected areas.
The revised version gives tips for the
relationship between persons with disabilities
and those without disabilities, not only in
evacuation centers but also in daily life so that
it can be used in different phases after a
disaster. This version is being offered on the
DPI Women’s Network Japan’s homepage
and blog.
Japanese version http://bit.ly/hn2T3K
English version http://bit.ly/puV2UB
Excerpts from the collection of tips, which can
be useful in evacuation centers, are: “Basic
response to persons with disabilities in
evacuation centers: If you encounter someone
who is … ”