The future of accessibility in disaster conditions: How wireless technologies will transform the life cycle of emergency management

Authors

DeeDee M. Bennett, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Brenda D. Phillips, Ohio University - Chillicothe CampusFollow
Elizabeth Davis, EAD & Associates, LLCFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-25-2016

Publication Title

Futures

Volume

87

First Page

122

Last Page

132

Abstract

By describing a transformed life cycle of emergency management, this paper re-envisions how emergency managers may prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against disaster impacts in the future. Additionally, this paper also reveals how the broader social, political, economic, and cultural levels must change to foment a culture of safety with and for people with disabilities. The authors use the framework to identify how future wireless technologies can empower people with disabilities with regards to individual (or household) emergency preparedness and in coping with the drastic life changes following a disaster.

Comments

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2016.05.004

Recommended Citation

Bennett, DeeDee M.; Phillips, Brenda D.; and Davis, Elizabeth, "The future of accessibility in disaster conditions: How wireless technologies will transform the life cycle of emergency management" (2016). Public Administration Faculty Publications. 83.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/pubadfacpub/83