Disability and disaster : explorations and exchanges /: explorations and exchanges. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ilan Kelman and Laura M. Stough.
• Editors: Kelman, Ilan; Stough, Laura Michelle, 1961-
• Contents: PART I: BACKGROUND; 1. Editorial Introduction, Ilan Kelman and Laura M. Stough: (Dis) ability and (Dis)aster; 2. David Alexander: Disability and Disaster: An Overview; 3. Brenda Phillips: Inclusive Emergency Management for People with Disabilities facing Disaster; PART II: NARRATIVES; 4. Anonymous: One (Mis-)Step From (Personal) Disaster: Being Blind; 5. Marcos Eduardo Barquero Varela: One Should Remain Calm; 6. Subhasis Bhadra: Failure And Hope: Living Or Not With Disability After The 2001 Gujarat Earthquake; 7. Ian Christoplos: Resilience…Just For The Resilient?; 8. Andy Cox: Educating First Responders About Asperger's Syndrome; 9. Kelen L. Ferreira: Fighting To Restart; 10. Christy Hardinger: No Matter What Happened, I Have Survived; 11. Veronica Johnson: Migraines And Atmospheric Conditions; 12. Åsun Øien Josefsen: Don't Let Me Burn!; 13. June Isaacson Kailes: If You People Would Just Prepare!; 14. Carlos Kaiser: Inclusive Risk Management; 15. Jane Kihungi: Terrorism And Displacement In Kenya; 16. Inge Komardjaja: Maintaining Social Contact For Disaster Preparedness; 17. Mataiti Mataiti: Disasters For People With Disabilities In The Cook Islands; 18. Khanh Thanh Nguyen: A Disaster-Free Life - A Lot Of Luck And Happiness; 19. Mercy Yazmin Rincón Ardila: Light Or Darkness?; 20. Marcie Roth: The Water Is Rushing In; 21. Jean-Luc Simon: Of Bodybuilders And Wheelchairs; 22. Anna Stenersen: My Sister; 23. Glen White: Wheels On The Ground: Lessons Learned And Lessons To Learn; PART III: CONCLUSIONS; 24. Marcie Roth: Help Us to Get it Right; 25. Editorial Conclusion, Laura M. Stough and Ilan Kelman: Exploring and Exchanging for (Dis)ability and (Dis)aster;
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 363.348087; Disasters; People with disabilities -- Attitudes; Social Work; Political Freedom & Security/Human Rights; Disability: social aspects; Human rights
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137486011; 1137486015
• Related ISBNs: 9781137485991
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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