Friday, March 07, 2008

KU Center Develops Online Disaster Training To Assist People With Disabilities

Image of The University of Kansas Logo"LAWRENCE — When disaster strikes, people with disabilities face greater risk of serious injury — even death.

Researchers at the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas have taken this lesson from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina to create a two-hour online training course on how to assist people with disabilities during a community emergency."

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