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      Children with disabilities in the context of disaster: a social vulnerability perspective.

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      Child development
      Wiley-Blackwell

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          Abstract

          An estimated 200 million children worldwide experience various forms of disability. This critical review extrapolates from existing literature in 2 distinct areas of scholarship: one on individuals with disabilities in disaster, and the other on children in disaster. The extant literature suggests that various factors may contribute to the physical, psychological, and educational vulnerability of children with disabilities in disaster, including higher poverty rates, elevated risk exposure, greater vulnerability to traumatic loss or separation from caregivers, more strain on parents, and poor postdisaster outcomes, unless medical, familial, social, and educational protections are in place and vital social networks are quickly reestablished. Future research needs are outlined in the conclusion.

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          Journal
          Child Dev
          Child development
          Wiley-Blackwell
          1467-8624
          0009-3920
          July 20 2010
          : 81
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, B-237 Clark Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1784, USA. lori.peek@colostate.edu
          Article
          CDEV1466
          10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01466.x
          20636694
          99c9b9c6-4839-49c0-8084-43831fdc57a7
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