Person With Disabilities Involvement on Disaster Prevention

Abstract

Persons with disabilities are the most risky when the disaster occured. But in fact, persons with disabilities tend to be marginalized and forgotten in the formulation of disaster prevention policy. Disabilities are considered will eliminate their ability to hold opinions and participate in the governance process. They were not involved in the policy formulation because it considered had been handled by the right people (who do not carry disability). In the law of disaster management and the disabled, we can not find any articles that regulate the involvement of persons with disabilities in disaster management. Persons with disabilities were seen as a vulnerable group who will treat with special treatment when the disaster occured, contrary with another article which said that disaster management is a non-discriminatory process. This study tries to parse thoughts on the importance of inclusion of persons with disabilities in disaster management to assess and formulate a disaster management policy that suits their needs. Each type of disability needs different requirement and different policies in disaster risk management, thereby it takes inputs and direct involvement of persons with disabilities to map their needs.