Inclusion: Moving beyond resilience in the pursuit of transformative and just DRR practices for persons with disabilities

Abstract

International frameworks (e.g. the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030) recognise that inclusion in disaster risk reduction (DRR) processes is a human right and is imperative for achieving greater levels of disaster justice. Yet pathways to achieving inclusion for people with disabilities are unclear and fragmented. Using disability and disability-inclusive DRR (DiDRR) as a lens, this chapter provides an overview of the barriers to inclusion and explores a series of grounded solutions that facilitate greater inclusion of people with disabilities at all stages of DRR from inception to delivery to ensure that DRR plans and practice are tailored to specific requirements and honour the principles of universal design.