METODOLOGÍA SISTÉMICA INCLUYENTE DE PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD EN LA PREVENCIÓN DE DESASTRES

Abstract

In the present thesis, it is developed a Systemic Methodology for Disaster Prevention, integrating people with disabilities (PWD). who are the social group most vulnerable and affected during disasters and who continues to be excluded from contingency plans. Applying a systemic vision, the thesis proposes national and international strategies to guarantee an appropriate attention to PWD during disasters, contemplating among others, the following actions: 1. Creating public policies and laws about disasters, with participation of PWD. 2. Generating statistics of PWD, for disability type and location. 3. Implementation of national and municipal administration programs in disasters prevention, with participation of PWD. 4. Creating training programs for personal of emergencies with emphasis on PWD. 5. Applying Universal Design in constructions, with friendly systems of alert for PWD. 6. Establishing strategies of national and international humanitarian help, with participation of PWD. 7. Carrying out economic and social campaigns, for detecting areas of poverty and disability in order to eradicate them. It is concluded that, whit the application of the methodology and the recommendations of this thesis, future disasters could be prevented or mitigated.