Background Deaf and hard-of-hearing (Deaf/HH) individuals have been underserved before
and during emergencies. This paper will assess Deaf/HH related emergency preparedness …

Disasters, which have increased in frequency and severity worldwide in recent years,
negatively affect all individuals and the environment in the region where they occur and …

Abstract People with Disabilities (PWDs) are four times more likely to die when a disaster
strikes than those without disabilities, and six per cent of all disaster-affected people acquire …

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires, and this risk is particularly acute and
severe for people with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to understand the challenges …

Earthquake early warning (EEW) alerts may give people valuable seconds to take protective
action, such as drop, cover and hold on, before earthquake shaking starts. In order for …

‘Not knowing what is going on’: The experiences of people with deafblindness–dual sensory
impairment in Australian hospita Page 1 ‘Not knowing what is going on’ The experiences of …

In local emergency preparedness planning, there is a lack of disability inclusion and equity.
We conceptualize this problem as an adaptive challenge, an issue that is hard to define …

The present study compared the levels of civic engagement, news media consumption, and
preferred news media channels between a sample of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing …

Afet ve acil durumlar tüm bireyler için zorluk oluşturmakta, yetersizliği olsun veya olmasın
toplumun tüm kesimlerini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Ancak özel gereksinimli bireylerin afetlerin …

This study investigated the civic engagement, political participation, and choice of news
media of the deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) community at the National Technical Institute …