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** Moreover, it refers to the role that social media and crowdsourcing could have in facilitating the access to relief systems.  
 
** Moreover, it refers to the role that social media and crowdsourcing could have in facilitating the access to relief systems.  
 
** The starting assumption is that the lack of access to the virtual space can exacerbate an individual’s condition of vulnerability, depriving him or her of the possibility of receiving information and being represented in the flow of rescue requests and the response.
 
** The starting assumption is that the lack of access to the virtual space can exacerbate an individual’s condition of vulnerability, depriving him or her of the possibility of receiving information and being represented in the flow of rescue requests and the response.
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'''Physical and sensory accessibility'''
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''Physical and/or sensorial (in)ability to use specific platforms or communication system''
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* Disability can be defined as people’s ability to access communication and Internet
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** Often governments, organizations and agencies fail to adopt a disability perspective during emergency situations and crises.
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** People with visual and hearing impairment and difficulties could be left behind.
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** Most of the social media platform are inaccessible for people with visual impairment and they exclude them from participating and collect information.
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There is the need to expand the concept of disability and accessibility in disasters, including online environment.
 
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Revision as of 14:02, 20 December 2022

Accessibility: Making information accessible in disasters

[Accessibility Making information accessible in disasters Source]

Quick Facts

Publishing Organisation:
LINKS EU_Project
Year:
2022
Languages:
English
Status:
Work in Progress
Covers Thematic
  • Vulnerable groups Those groups that, due to physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes, are more exposed and susceptible to the impacts of hazards.
    • Target audience
  • Civil Society Civil society is a target group in LINKS which comprises citizens, civil society organizations, educational institutions, vulnerable groups, social movement organizations
  • Media The term media refers to any means of distribution, dissemination or interpersonal, mass or group communication of works, documents, or written, visual, audio or audiovisual messages (such as radio, television, cinema, Internet, press, telecommunications, etc.)</br></br>Entities using multiple communication channels are often called Media
  • Policy Makers local, national, and European agencies and institutes, public authorities, standardization bodies
  • Practitioners Practitioners is a target group in LINKS which comprises local, national and European disaster management organizations, civil protection agencies, first responders, NGOs, security networks...
    • Audience experience level
  • Starter Those who are not currently using social media, or the current use is based on providing general information and advice to citizens</br></br>Source: https://www.fp7-emergent.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170529_D7.3_Guidelines_to_increase_the_benefit_of_social_media_EmerGent.pdf
    • Disaster Management Phase
    Synopsis

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