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University of Kansas (KU)
- Organization type:Academic & Research Institution
General contact information
- URL: http://www.ku.edu/
- Address: The Office of Admissions
KU Visitor Center
1502 Iowa Street - Postal Code: 66045-7576
- City: Lawrence, KS
- Country: United States of America
- Email: adm@ku.edu
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
To serve as a "center for learning, research, scholarship and creative endeavor" in the state of Kansas, the nation and the world
- Report on exemplary and best practices in disaster preparedness and emergency response for people with disabilities
2007 - Disaster preparedness and response for persons with mobility impairments: results of the nobody left behind project
2006 - Incorporating special needs populations into emergency planning and exercises
2005 - Disaster services and "special needs": term of art or meaningless term?
2005 - Disaster preparedness and response for persons with mobility impairments: results from the University of Kansas nobody left behind study
2005 - County level disaster preparedness and response for persons with mobility impairments: results from the University of Kansas, nobody left behind study
2005 - Why and how to include people with disabilities in your emergency planning process?
2005 - Preparedness for persons with mobility impairments
2005
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