Social Relationships
Recovery Resources for Social Relationships
Social relationships are integral for everyone; however people with disabilities often have smaller social circles. Following a disaster, people with disabilities may lose social relationships and community supports due to relocation, displacement or loss of support systems.
Resources
- L. Stough: Changes in the Social Relationships of Individuals with Disabilities Displaced by Disaster
- Overseas Development Institute: Disability Inclusion and Disaster Risk Reduction Overcoming Barriers to Progress
- Rooted In Rights: Ensuring Disabled People Return to Community Living After Natural Disasters
- Science Daily: In the Aftermath of Disaster, Social Media Helps Build a Sense of Community
- United Nations: Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Situations
Services
The Long-Term Disaster Recovery Toolkit for Individuals with Disabilities is funded through grants awarded by the American Red Cross to Dr. Laura M. Stough at Texas A&M University and Dr. Amy N. Sharp at the University of Texas at Austin and is maintained by the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University.