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Recent research shows people with disability are at least twice as likely to die or be injured during a disaster – and in many cases purely due to a lack of planning.
The University of Sydney, funded by the NSW State Office of Police and Emergency Services, is partnering with local communities to put people with disability in New South Wales at the centre of disaster preparedness planning.
The team is working with disaster-prone communities in Sutherland, Taree and the Hawkesbury to help community organisations, individuals and families better prepare for natural disasters to ensure people with disability aren’t left behind.