Disaster Management

Some recent articles from Pubmed on disability inclusion in disasters. You may need to be onsite to view these articles.

National Emergency Management Agency
Disability inclusive disaster preparation

Deaf Connect statement on disaster & emergency response

When there is a disaster – and particularly if a disaster situation is declared by government, Deaf Connect will share any Auslan accessible content, including the interpreted press conferences that Deaf Connect interpreters attend all over the country. In addition, when there is a disaster, and accessible information is not up-to-date or available, Deaf Connect will continue to: 

• Analyse impacted Deaf community members to the best of our ability and reach out directly where possible. 
• Work with local news to understand the issue so that any information shared is accurate 
• Film a translation 
• Deliver information to our community as quickly as possible.