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Why are people with disabilities left out of disaster planning? | TV Shows


On Tuesday, October 18 at 19:30 GMT:
Because of climate change natural disasters proliferate Around the world, many countries are strengthening their emergency preparedness. But when it comes to evacuating floods in a wheelchair, administering schizophrenia medication during a hurricane, or accessing life-saving text messages during a wildfire, people with disabilities continue to be excluded. out of the equation.

More than a billion people all over the world live with a disability. Based on University of Oxford, they are two to four times more likely to die in a disaster. Experts attribute this to the fact that most countries – including the US, China and Russia – there is no need People with disabilities must take this into account when planning their emergency. This is despite the fact that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) requires signatories to protect persons with disabilities from natural disasters, without discrimination.

However, some progress is being made. Across the globe, many communities of people with disabilities are working to raise awareness of their needs and assert their legal rights to protection during emergencies. In New York, disabled people succesful for wheelchair-accessible public shelters after a storm. In Bangladesh, one early warning system for cyclones aims to reach everyone by combining TV and radio announcements with an army of volunteers who spread the word to neighbors through colored flags and loudspeakers.

But advocates say more thought is needed to prepare for major disasters. They add that plan can be improved by bringing people with disabilities to the decision-making table and establishing accountability mechanisms to ensure that disaster response is inclusive. In this episode, we will discuss the challenges the disabled community faces during disasters, the progress being made on emergency planning, and what still needs to be done.

In this episode of The Stream, we are joined by:
Anna Landre, @annalandre
Disability Justice Activist

German Parodi, @glparodi
Co-CEO, Comprehensive Disaster Strategy Partnership

Erin Brown, @erinbrwnconnect
Counseling for the inclusion of people with disabilities

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