Watch our new video Now I Am Safer: Disability Inclusion in Disasters. This short video highlights the stories of six people with disabilities living in the most disaster prone region in Bangladesh. It shares their call for a disability inclusive approach to planning for disasters, where everyone can be safe when disasters strike.
This year CBM Australia is focusing on the theme “disability inclusion in disasters.” Millions of people are affected by disasters each year and people with disabilities are among the most affected. Disasters not only cause tremendous loss of people and their assets, but also reverse development gains and widens inequality. People with disabilities are frequently excluded from planning and decision-making on disasters, which means their needs and the barriers they face during disasters aren’t considered and they may miss out on support to rebuild and recover in the aftermath of disasters. Taking a disability inclusive approach, through Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) can reduce the risk and the impact of disasters on people with disabilities and keep communities safe.
Shilpy is a 32 year old woman from Bangladesh. When she was younger her father was sick for a long time, so to support her family Shilpy left home, travelling to Dhaka to find work in a garment factory. There she had an accident and a needle from a sewing machine went into her eye,
In the Patauakhali district, one of the most disaster-prone regions in Bangladesh, you will find Shahadat. He is a married, 40 year-old man with three children, supporting his family by operating an event and catering business. Shahadat also has a disability. Since 2015 Shahadat has been the president of a Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) where
Everyone deserves to be safe in disasters but people with disabilities are often the worst impacted when disasters strike. They are frequently excluded from preparing for and responding to disasters, and this means their needs and the unique difficulties they face are often not considered. Not all people with disabilities experience disasters or are impacted
The disproportionate impact of disasters on people with disabilities is preventable. With your help we can make sure that approaches to disasters are disability inclusive, so that no one is left behind.
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