Moving Beyond ÒSpecial NeedsÓ

Moving Beyond special needs . A Function-Based Framework for Emergency Management and Planning June Isaacson Kailes Western University of Health Sciences Alexandra Enders University of Montana Disaster preparation and emergency response processes, procedures, and systems can be made more ef- fective for people with disabilities, as well as for the population as a whole. An essential element of build- ing appropriate levels of capacity, specific planning, and response success is to move Beyond use of the special needs category, to better identify and address the diverse needs of those included under this label. This article provides disability demographics and describes special needs populations to lay the foundation for this change. It suggests the development of a more accurate and flexible planning and response framework based on essential, sometimes overlapping, functional needs : communication, medical needs , maintaining functional independence, supervision, and transportation (C-MIST).

Moving Beyond ÒSpecial NeedsÓ A Function-Based Framework for Emergency Management and Planning June Isaacson Kailes Western University of Health Sciences

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