‘Where do we go?’ People with disabilities excluded from disaster risk reduction plans

For the more than 4 million Australians living with disability, preparing for a natural disaster can be overwhelming and isolating.

According to research from the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, people with disabilities face greater difficulties accessing emergency support during natural disaster events due to a range of accessibility barriers, leaving them at higher risk of injury or death.

As natural disaster events become more frequent and more intense across the country, disability advocacy groups are pleading with governments on all levels to invest in and support disability inclusive disaster risk reduction.

Find the full transcript here.

Guests:

Marieta Adrião and Sarah Neto

Rachel Rowe
CEO/Founder, Autism Camp Australia

Steve Coulter
Manager Communications Media and Marketing, Queenslanders with Disability Network

Helen Styles
Project Officer/Research Assistant, Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney

Presenter/Producer/Sound Engineer:
Grace Stranger

Music in order of appearance: Blue Dot Sessions – Access Road 138 (License: CC BY-NC); Blue Dot Sessions – Game Lands (License: CC BY-NC); Blue Dot Sessions – Blue Wind Blow (License: CC BY-NC).

Image: Marcus Aurelius | Pexels (Creative Commons)