Re: EIIF draft needs unified person

Gavin
I think we may have to consult the disability experts here

if the person is  deaf or blind, and missing, the implication of the search
and rescue
may be different,  as the person may not respond to usual inputs, and people
around them may have to be alerted to their conditions.

I personally see needs of the person which exist before the incident (guide
dog, medication, facilites) with the needs that arise after the incident, as
different

but I am not an expert, anyone we can consult with?

cheers
PDM


On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Gavin Treadgold <gt@kestrel.co.nz> wrote:

>
>
> On 2008-12-04, at 1611, paola.dimaio@gmail.com wrote:
>
> along those lines, 'people' is very generic
>
> I think we can agree that women, children, elderly and disabled people may
> all have
> specialised EM requirements. although these can be indirectly captured by
> their
> ID records, i wonder if they should be emphasised anywhere
> i cant remember if we have a slot for 'disability' in the attributes, I
> assume so
>
>
> I think that it isn't so much about capturing disability, rather it is
> focused on needs. The disability itself is not important, rather it is the
> persons needs during an emergency e.g. whilst a person may be
> wheelchair-bound for whatever reason, one of their 'needs' would be
> 'assistance with evacuations' - but this need may also be relevant for
> people that aren't in wheelchairs.
>
> I believe a needs-based approach to disability would be far more robust
> than recording the type of disability, and this is perhaps supported by the
> increasing use of the term 'special needs' by emergency managers to capture
> this.
>
> Cheers Gav
>



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