Disability and Disaster [electronic resource] : Explorations and Exchanges /
Kelman, I.editor.
Stough, L.editor.
Disability and Disaster adds disaster research to the expanding area of disability studies. The book includes writings by international scholars and first-hand narratives from individuals with disabilities affected by disasters around the globe. Hazards described in these narratives include earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and war.
Cover; Half-Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Background; Chapter One (Dis)ability and (Dis)aster; Chapter Two Disability and Disaster: An Overview; Chapter Three Inclusive Emergency Management for People with Disabilities Facing Disaster; Part II Narratives; Chapter Four One (Mis)step from (Personal) Disaster: Being Blind; Chapter Five One Should Remain Calm*; Chapter Six Failure and Hope: Living or Not with Disability after the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake; Chapter Seven Resilience.......Just for the Resilient?
Chapter Eight Educating First Responders about Asperger's SyndromeChapter Nine Fighting to Restart; Chapter Ten No Matter What Happened, I Have Survived; Chapter Eleven Migraines and Atmospheric Conditions; Chapter Twelve Don't Let Me Burn!*; Chapter Thirteen If You People Would Just Prepare!; Chapter Fourteen Inclusive Risk Management; Chapter Fifteen Terrorism and Displacement in Kenya; Chapter Sixteen Maintaining Social Contact for Disaster Preparedness; Chapter Seventeen Disasters for People with Disabilities in the Cook Islands
Chapter Eighteen A Disaster-Free Life-a Lot of Luck and HappinessChapter Nineteen Light or Darkness?*; Chapter Twenty The Water Is Rushing In; Chapter Twenty-One Of Bodybuilders and Wheelchairs; Chapter Twenty-Two My Sister; Chapter Twenty-Three Wheels on the Ground: Lessons Learned and Lessons to Learn; Part III Conclusions; Chapter Twenty-Four Help Us to Get It Right; Chapter Twenty-Five Exploring and Exchanging (Dis)ability and (Dis)aster; List of Contributors; Index
Includes index.
Disability and Disaster adds disaster research to the expanding area of disability studies. The book includes writings by international scholars and first-hand narratives from individuals with disabilities affected by disasters around the globe. Hazards described in these narratives include earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and war.
Sociology.
Environmental sociology.
Criminology.
Social justice.
Human rights.
Political science.
Social work.
Sociology, general.
Environmental Sociology.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Political Science.
Social Work.