Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach

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Leyla Craig
Audrey Cooper
Kota Takayama
Herbert Klein

Keywords

Deaf Communities, disasters, communication

Abstract

To address Deaf Communities that are continually excluded from Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR), community-based research and practices have found that adopting a twin track approach tailored to each deaf group and its specific communication practices are more effective than combining disaster training for all disability groups.

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