Disaster Challenges for Individuals with Special Needs and Their  Parents: The Case of the 2011 Van Earthquake

Mehmet Baki Bilik; Murat Akdağ

Makale detayları

Disaster Challenges for Individuals with Special Needs and Their Parents: The Case of the 2011 Van Earthquake

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Baki Bilik | Murat Akdağ

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji (Diğer) | Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Afet ve Risk Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.243-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287126

pISSN:

2636-8390

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Özet:

 Disasters are difficult processes in which social norms are suspended and daily life is deeply split. Especially earthquakes are much more shocking and can make the social system unable to function in a short time. In this process, disaster victims should be evacuated without injury, move to emergency gathering areas and hold on to life in limited conditions far from their homes. Disaster periods, which force every segment of society, affect disabled people and their families much more deeply, especially those who need special needs. These periods are much more fragile for individuals with a disability that cannot meet their own needs and for the parents responsible for them. This research was conducted to reveal just such a process. It has been tried to reveal the difficulties experienced by parents responsible for disabled people who need special needs due to their mental insufficiency in emergency acute processes. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with 10 mothers with mentally disabled children with special needs who were exposed to the 2011 Van Earthquakes. The findings reveal that these families are victims of their disadvantaged situations. Families who faced significant difficulties during the evacuation process could not meet their basic needs for a long time. These families, whose vulnerability has been found to increase much more due to their economic inadequacies, have felt helpless in many issues. Families who stated that they could not get enough support for evacuation, shelter and meeting basic needs experienced difficulties in accessing public services. Families who stated that the housing conditions container space in the acute emergency process were not suitable for individuals with special needs stated that they were excluded from time to time.

 Disasters are difficult processes in which social norms are suspended and daily life is deeply split. Especially earthquakes are much more shocking and can make the social system unable to function in a short time. In this process, disaster victims should be evacuated without injury, move to emergency gathering areas and hold on to life in limited conditions far from their homes. Disaster periods, which force every segment of society, affect disabled people and their families much more deeply, especially those who need special needs. These periods are much more fragile for individuals with a disability that cannot meet their own needs and for the parents responsible for them. This research was conducted to reveal just such a process. It has been tried to reveal the difficulties experienced by parents responsible for disabled people who need special needs due to their mental insufficiency in emergency acute processes. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with 10 mothers with mentally disabled children with special needs who were exposed to the 2011 Van Earthquakes. The findings reveal that these families are victims of their disadvantaged situations. Families who faced significant difficulties during the evacuation process could not meet their basic needs for a long time. These families, whose vulnerability has been found to increase much more due to their economic inadequacies, have felt helpless in many issues. Families who stated that they could not get enough support for evacuation, shelter and meeting basic needs experienced difficulties in accessing public services. Families who stated that the housing conditions container space in the acute emergency process were not suitable for individuals with special needs stated that they were excluded from time to time.

 Disasters are difficult processes in which social norms are suspended and daily life is deeply split. Especially earthquakes are much more shocking and can make the social system unable to function in a short time. In this process, disaster victims should be evacuated without injury, move to emergency gathering areas and hold on to life in limited conditions far from their homes. Disaster periods, which force every segment of society, affect disabled people and their families much more deeply, especially those who need special needs. These periods are much more fragile for individuals with a disability that cannot meet their own needs and for the parents responsible for them. This research was conducted to reveal just such a process. It has been tried to reveal the difficulties experienced by parents responsible for disabled people who need special needs due to their mental insufficiency in emergency acute processes. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with 10 mothers with mentally disabled children with special needs who were exposed to the 2011 Van Earthquakes. The findings reveal that these families are victims of their disadvantaged situations. Families who faced significant difficulties during the evacuation process could not meet their basic needs for a long time. These families, whose vulnerability has been found to increase much more due to their economic inadequacies, have felt helpless in many issues. Families who stated that they could not get enough support for evacuation, shelter and meeting basic needs experienced difficulties in accessing public services. Families who stated that the housing conditions container space in the acute emergency process were not suitable for individuals with special needs stated that they were excluded from time to time.

 Afetler toplumsal normların askıya alındığı, gündelik yaşamın derinden yarıldığı zor süreçlerdir. Özellikle depremler çok daha sarsıcı olup, kısa süre zarfında toplumsal sistemi işleyemez hale getirebilmektedir. Bu süreçte afetzedelerin yaralanmadan tahliye olmaları, acil toplanma alanlarına geçmeleri ve evlerinden uzakta, sınırlı koşullar içerisinde yaşama tutunmaları gerekir. Toplumun her kesimini zorlayan afet dönemleri özellikle özel gereksinime ihtiyaç duyan engelli bireyleri ve onların ailelerini çok daha derinden etkilemektedir. Kendi ihtiyaçlarını gideremeyecek düzeyde bir engele sahip bireyler ve onlardan sorumlu ebeveynler için bu dönemler çok daha kırılgan olmaktadır. Bu araştırma tam da böyle bir süreci ortaya çıkarmak için yapılmıştır. Zihinsel yetersizliği nedeniyle özel gereksinim ihtiyacı duyan engelli bireylerden sorumlu ebeveynlerin, acil akut süreçlerinde yaşadıkları zorluklar ortaya çıkarılmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırma, 2011 Van Depremlerine maruz kalmış özel gereksinimli çocuklara sahip 10 anneyle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeye dayanmaktadır. Tespitler bu ailelerin dezavantajlı durumlarının kurbanı olduklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Tahliye sürecinde önemli zorluklar ile karşılaşan aileler, temel ihtiyaçlarını uzun süre karşılayamadılar. Ekonomik yetersizlikleri nedeniyle kırılganlıklarının çok daha arttığı tespit edilen bu aileler, birçok konuda kendilerini çaresiz hissetmişlerdir. Tahliye, barınma, temel ihtiyaçların giderilmesi konusunda yeterince destek alamadıklarını belirten aileler, kamu hizmetlerine erişimde sıkıntılar yaşamışlardır. Acil akut sürecindeki barınma koşullarının konteyner kentler özel gereksinimli bireylere uygun olmadığını belirten aileler, bu süreçte yaşadıkları zorlukların katlanarak arttığını belirtmişlerdir.

Makale detayları

Disaster Challenges for Individuals with Special Needs and Their Parents: The Case of the 2011 Van Earthquake

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Baki Bilik | Murat Akdağ

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji (Diğer) | Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Afet ve Risk Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.243-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287126

pISSN:

2636-8390

Disaster

Individuals with Special Needs

Mentally Disabled People

Vulnerability

2011 Van Earthquake

Afet

Özel Gereksinimli Birey

Zarargörebilirlik

Zihinsel Engelliler

2011 Van Depremi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Baki Bilik | Murat Akdağ

Yayıncı: Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji (Diğer) | Sosyoloji

Dergi: Afet ve Risk Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.243-256

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287126

pISSN: 2636-8390

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Baki Bilik | Murat Akdağ

Yayıncı:

Ankara University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji (Diğer) | Sosyoloji

Dergi:

Afet ve Risk Dergisi Vol.6 Issue 1, pp.243-256

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287126

pISSN:

2636-8390