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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons and Information and Communication Technology in the Face of the Great East Japan Earthquake

GDPC
November 1, 2013

Presentation on the experience from the Great East Japan Earthquake in terms of the impact of the disaster events on people with disability and their inclusion in response and recovery efforts.

Jo Matsuzaki, Associate Professor, Miyagi University of Education, 2013.

Online version of presentation
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/globalplatform/519e280f8fb60Jo_Matsuzaki_English_revised.pdf

Topics

Earthquake, Tsunami

Country

Asia Pacific, Japan

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