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The effect of the disaster caused by the great Hanshin earthquake on people with intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Takahashi A.,
Watanabe K.,
Oshima M.,
Shimada H.,
Ozawa A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00695.x
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , vulnerability (computing) , value (mathematics) , psychology , criminology , psychiatry , medical emergency , computer security , medicine , computer science , machine learning
The vulnerability of people with intellectual disability when services are disrupted by a major earthquake is described. The value of an accessible register and multiple networks of support at the time of a major disaster is emphasized.