Earthquakes and the Disabled
Jan 27th, 2012 | Category: News & Features | 1:37Public Education Officer at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Adrienne Pinnock, speaks to The Gleaner about the potential impact of an earthquake on persons from the disabled community. Pinnock was speaking at the National Simulation and Training Exercise Program part of the Office for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
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