Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia

Emergencies usually occur suddenly and disastrously and it can leave you feeling overwhelmed and powerless. Being prepared can lessen some of these feelings by allowing the public to better protect themselves, families, and property, and to help others who may be affected. From time to time, comm...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Abd Samad, Nur Amirah, W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	Global Research and Development Services 2017
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities
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spelling	iium-604962018-06-26T03:09:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60496/ Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Emergencies usually occur suddenly and disastrously and it can leave you feeling overwhelmed and powerless. Being prepared can lessen some of these feelings by allowing the public to better protect themselves, families, and property, and to help others who may be affected. From time to time, communities around Malaysia face catastrophic natural disasters that give big impact on the country. Tsunami 26 December 2004 and the flood in Kelantan December 2014, are examples of disasters in recent years that garnered national attention. Emergency can occur suddenly, with little or no warning; deprive families of even the most basic food and shelter; and have significant social and emotional impacts that linger long after the event. This manual will be the guideline of management in facing the future disaster focusing on persons with disabilities (PwDs) those who have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments, whom their interaction with various organisations may hinder their full and effective participation in society before, during, and after an emergency. The methodology applied for this paper by using focus group discussion by the experts who have experiencing managing disaster at local authorities, officer from fire department, National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) and others. Secondary data was gathered from literature review such as journals, articles, books and others. The data will be analysed using combined method qualitative and quantitative. The contribution of this Manual Disaster Preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) will provide emergency preparedness programs with tools and resources to guide Malaysian on planning process based on emergency preparedness cycle, which includes Pre-emergency,Emergency and Post emergency for the future to assist PwDs in any disasters. Global Research and Development Services 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60496/7/Acceptance_Invitation_Letter.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60496/13/60496-Manual%20Disaster%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20for%20Person.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60496/1/PPT%20Barcelona_Manual%20Disaster%20Emergency%20Preparedness%20for%20People%20with%20Disabilities%20%28PwDs%29.pdf Abdul Rahim, Asiah and Abd Samad, Nur Amirah and W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin (2017) Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia. In: 19th International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH), 25th – 26th July 2017, Edifici Histic, Barcelona, Spain. https://www.gahssr.org/proceeedings/32.pdf
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
description	Emergencies usually occur suddenly and disastrously and it can leave you feeling overwhelmed and powerless. Being prepared can lessen some of these feelings by allowing the public to better protect themselves, families, and property, and to help others who may be affected. From time to time, communities around Malaysia face catastrophic natural disasters that give big impact on the country. Tsunami 26 December 2004 and the flood in Kelantan December 2014, are examples of disasters in recent years that garnered national attention. Emergency can occur suddenly, with little or no warning; deprive families of even the most basic food and shelter; and have significant social and emotional impacts that linger long after the event. This manual will be the guideline of management in facing the future disaster focusing on persons with disabilities (PwDs) those who have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments, whom their interaction with various organisations may hinder their full and effective participation in society before, during, and after an emergency. The methodology applied for this paper by using focus group discussion by the experts who have experiencing managing disaster at local authorities, officer from fire department, National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) and others. Secondary data was gathered from literature review such as journals, articles, books and others. The data will be analysed using combined method qualitative and quantitative. The contribution of this Manual Disaster Preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) will provide emergency preparedness programs with tools and resources to guide Malaysian on planning process based on emergency preparedness cycle, which includes Pre-emergency,Emergency and Post emergency for the future to assist PwDs in any disasters.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin
author_facet	Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abd Samad, Nur Amirah W Seman, Wan Mohamad Amin
author_sort	Abdul Rahim, Asiah
title	Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
title_short	Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
title_full	Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia
title_sort	manual disaster emergency preparedness for person with disabilities (pwds) in malaysia
publisher	Global Research and Development Services
publishDate	2017
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Manual disaster emergency preparedness for Person with Disabilities (PwDs) in Malaysia

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