Developing a disaster prevention measures network for students with disabilities

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23317
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: Okubo Yasue (大沼泰枝) 香川大学, 学生支援センター, 講師 (90782136)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 障害学生支援 / 防災対策 / 高等教育 / 合理的配慮 / ネットワーク / インクルーシブ防災

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study on the development of a network for disaster prevention measures within the university was conducted to enhance disaster prevention measures for students with disabilities. First, we conducted a nationwide survey on disaster prevention measures for students with disabilities and collected examples of cooperation between departments supporting students with disabilities and related departments. Second, based on the survey results, a disaster prevention measures guide for staff in departments supporting students with disabilities was developed. In this guide, we proposed a model that can be easily adopted by many universities by viewing disaster prevention measures for students with disabilities within the framework of inclusive disaster risk reduction that takes into account the diverse constituencies of the university.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学、特別支援教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

高等教育機関における障害のある学生の在籍者数は年々増加しており、様々な支援ニーズをもった学生への対応が求められている。障害学生支援部署では、日々の修学支援に追われ、災害時対策まで検討する余裕がないのが現状である。本研究では、障害学生支援部署が日常業務に取り入れやすい防災対策についてまとめた手引きを成果物として作成した。その中で、障害のある学生の防災対策を大学の多様な構成員に配慮したインクルーシブ防災の枠組みで捉えることにより汎用性が高いモデルを提案したことが、本研究の学術的意義および社会的意義であると考えられる。