Use Case Study on ICT for Decision Making of Persons with Disabilities

By Mayu Hamada, Chikako Yamaki, Hiroshi Kawamura

How to create accessible multimedia manual for tsunami preparedness
-Through the practice at Urakawa Bethel's House-

1. Introduction

Urakawa Bethel's House is a self-help group of persons with psycho-social disabilities such as schizophrenia. It is located in Urakawa, Japan.

Urakawa Bethel's House owns its new building at low altitude near seashore. Persons with severe symptoms live there. It is crucial for them to prepare for the tsunami to survive and keep quality of life; feeling safe and secured.

An easy to understand tsunami evacuation manual has been developed.