Date: Saturday, August 9

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 054: Pushed to the Brink: Insurgencies, Emergency Responses, Societal Neglect and Vulnerability of People with Disabilities
Room: Indiana Room

Sponsor: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice

Organizer, Presider &

Discussant: Faisol Muhammed Olaitan, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Description: 

In the world of insurgencies where opportunities and safety have become a nightmare, people with disabilities are often encountered and confounded with multiple victimizations and jeopardies. They are bedeviled with the tragedy of contemporary realities and particularly susceptible to vulnerabilities as they are exposed to different kinds of realities during insurgencies. They are faced with difficulties in accessing necessary social protections despite efforts to live dignified lives. They remain invisible and not given priority in the state emergency responses. They, therefore, find themselves grappling with unimagined hardships, voice muted, and have been pushed to and/or left at the fringes of society.

Papers:

“A Voice to the Voiceless Refugees with Disabilities and Language Divide in Terms of Accessing Braille and Rohingya-friendly Sign Language through an Inclusive Justice System,” Natasha I. Kabir, Community School and Bosch Alumni Regional Coordinator in South Asia

“The Impact of Urban Development on People with Disabilities: The Case of Corridor Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,” Liku Menberu Ferede, Fayyaa Integrated Development Organization

“Toward Disaster Justice: Centering Disability in Disaster Response Planning,” Rachel Springer, Portland State University

“Victimization Experiences and Coping Strategies of Women with Disabilities in Lagos State,” Faisol Muhammed Olaitan, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

“Women with Disabilities as ‘Abirun’: Their Exclusion from the Social and Financial Protection in COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Responses in Lagos, Nigeria,” Faisol Muhammed Olaitan, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

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