Send us a textAccording to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster prone region in the world. Australia has a long history with heatwaves, bushfires, drought, flood and tropical cyclones and we’re going from La Nina to El Nino, meaning, potentially a repeat of the 2019 – 2020 bushfires that saw the whole country on fire. In this episode, Susan talks to Michelle Villeneuve, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Deputy Director at the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at University of Sydney about this emerging interest, how COVID-19  came in and changed everything.Information in this episode: Michelle Villenueve - University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/michelle-villeneuve.htmlCollaborating 4 Inclusion: https://collaborating4inclusion.org/Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Resource Package: https://collaborating4inclusion.org/disability-inclusive-disaster-risk-reduction/p-cep-resource-package/Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) Workbook: https://collaborating4inclusion.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-19-Person-Centred-Emergency-Preparedness-P-CEP-WORKBOOK_FINAL.pdfDisability and Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 - Australian Department of Social Services: https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-australias-disability-strategy-2021-2031Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: https://www.dfat.gov.au/development/topics/development-issues/building-resilience/drr/disaster-risk-reduction-and-resilienceUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction: https://www.undrr.org/disability-inclusion-disaster-risk-reductionAustralian Human Rights Commission - United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD): https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/united-nations-convention-rights-persons-disabilities-uncrpdCreditsThis episode has been written, produced and edited by Susan Wood. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/.

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