Article: Enabling the disabled: Media use and communication needs of people with disabilities during and after the Sichuan earthquake in China

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TitleEnabling the disabled: Media use and communication needs of people with disabilities during and after the Sichuan earthquake in China
AuthorsFu, KW
White, J2
Chan, YY3
Zhou, L1
Zhang, Q1
Lu, Q1
KeywordsChina
Communication need
Media use
People with disabilities
Sichuan earthquake
Issue Date2010
PublisherInderscience Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.inderscience.com/ijem
CitationInternational Journal Of Emergency Management, 2010, v. 7 n. 1, p. 75-87 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2010.032046
AbstractThe importance of effective communications in extreme emergency situations, such as earthquakes, is widely recognised (Lee, 2008), whether the communications relate to disaster preparedness, response or recovery. More problematic is the connection between disaster communications and the situation of people with disabilities in emergency situations. In times of crisis, do the communication needs of people with disabilities differ from those of the wider population? This study aims to understand the use of media and risk communication situation before, during and after the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province in China, with a special focus on the experiences of people with disabilities. The analysis includes recommendations for best practices. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
ISSN1471-4825
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.030
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2010.032046
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dc.contributor.authorFu, KW
dc.contributor.authorWhite, J
dc.contributor.authorChan, YY
dc.contributor.authorZhou, L
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Q
dc.contributor.authorLu, Q
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T10:07:55Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T10:07:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe importance of effective communications in extreme emergency situations, such as earthquakes, is widely recognised (Lee, 2008), whether the communications relate to disaster preparedness, response or recovery. More problematic is the connection between disaster communications and the situation of people with disabilities in emergency situations. In times of crisis, do the communication needs of people with disabilities differ from those of the wider population? This study aims to understand the use of media and risk communication situation before, during and after the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province in China, with a special focus on the experiences of people with disabilities. The analysis includes recommendations for best practices. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal Of Emergency Management, 2010, v. 7 n. 1, p. 75-87 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2010.032046
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2010.032046
dc.identifier.epage87
dc.identifier.hkuros168450
dc.identifier.issn1471-4825
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.030
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77951469934
dc.identifier.spage75
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/90268
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.inderscience.com/ijem
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Emergency Management
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsInternational Journal of Emergency Management. Copyright © Inderscience Publishers.
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectCommunication need
dc.subjectMedia use
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities
dc.subjectSichuan earthquake
dc.titleEnabling the disabled: Media use and communication needs of people with disabilities during and after the Sichuan earthquake in China
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Beijing Normal University
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology
  3. The University of Hong Kong