Table 7.

Recommendations to ensure disaster-inclusive primary education facilities regarding disabled students

AspectsRecommendations
Policy
  • Introduce disability and disaster management-related issues in the primary-level education curriculum

  • Inclusion of disability and disaster management-related topics in the teacher’s training module

  • Awareness program on disability and disaster management in community

  • More government incentives for disabled students

  • Disabled students should get priority during any kind of disaster in school

  • Disabled-friendly school with more developed technology

  • Easy understandable early warning systems for all, especially for students with disability

Intervention
  • Maintenance of disabled-friendly infrastructures such as ramps, disabled-friendly sanitation facilities

  • Collaborative program between government and non-government organization (NGO) partnership

  • Training for teachers, staff and guardians

  • Training or disaster management mock drill programs for teachers, staff and students with priority to disabled students

  • Female disabled student should get extra care and supports

  • Community-based initiatives to give support to disabled students during the emergency period

Research
  • Awareness programs, e.g. evacuation during a disaster, first aid, etc.

  • Behavior of teachers and society regarding students with disability

  • Governance-related aspects regarding disaster management, climate change and students with disability

  • Identification of knowledge gaps and opportunities to improve the collaboration government and NGO sectors regarding disability and disaster management

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