- The SNAKE report indicated that the auditorily impaired were the most overlooked population in shelters following disasters and visually impaired people were separated from service animals and other medical devices (ie, canes)
- Interestingly, there was not a great difference in psychological reports between disabled and non disabled individuals following disasters - researchers speculate that since disabled individuals encounter many barriers daily, they have much higher resilience than the general population

University of Virginia, Charlottesville

- Sensory disabilities include visually impairment, blindness (about 3% of the U.S. population),and auditory impairment, deafness (about 2.4% of the U.S. population)
- There is not a lot of information regarding individuals with sensory disabilities, but a woman described her experience in an autobiography - she is in the deaf community and a researcher
- One of the major issues she noted was communication: many news channels, radio announcements, and other forms of media communication do not have good translator or interpreter options

Sensory Disabilities 

Stough, L. M. (2009). The Effects of Disaster on the Mental Health of Individuals with Disabilities. Mental Health and Disasters, 264–276. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511730030.015 

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