The first disability inclusive disaster preparedness toolkit can now be used by individuals to tailor emergency planning to their unique support needs.
Sydney University’s Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction research team has co-designed and tested the Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) with people with disability.
P-CEP enables individuals to self-assess their preparedness, capabilities and support needs, and develop a personal emergency plan for how they will:
- manage their support needs in emergencies
- act together with their support network before, during and after a disaster
P-CEP focuses on capabilities not impairments, and removing barriers which increase risk for people with disability and other groups at greater risk in emergencies.
It emphasises the roles of multiple stakeholders in reducing disaster risk, consistent with Australia’s national Emergency Management and Disability Strategies.
Visit P-CEP Resource Package for an introduction and to see P-CEP in action through lived experiences and evidence which shows how the P-CEP works.
P-CEP was on the agenda at the National Forum on Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction on Friday 2 June.