Disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies must actively include people with disabilities (PWD) to ensure equitable and effective preparedness. Although awareness of disability inclusion in DRR is growing, the literature remains fragmented, and no prior structured literature review has focused specifically on participatory methods involving PWD. This review addresses that gap by identifying and synthesizing evidence on how PWD have been engaged in disaster preparedness and contingency planning. Following a structured process inspired by PRISMA and using the PICO framework, searches in Scopus and Web of Science yielded 720 articles, of which 20 peer-reviewed studies from 12 countries were included. The studies employed diverse participatory methods such as interviews, focus groups, co-design workshops, photovoice, and multi-stakeholder consultations. These approaches led to increased preparedness, empowerment, and leadership among PWD, while also strengthening community networks and collaboration with DRR personnel. However, challenges such as communication barriers, limited resources, and exclusion of marginalized groups were common. To conclude, this review offers the first comprehensive synthesis of participatory methods for disability-inclusive DRR, highlighting both their transformative potential and the need for more inclusive, tailored strategies in future research and practice. • This review explores disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction through participatory practices. • Identified benefits of inclusion include capacity building, empowerment and enhanced collaboration. • Communication barriers and resource constraints are significant barriers to effective inclusion in disaster risk reduction. • Exclusion of certain groups remain a critical challenge in achieving full disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction. • This review identifies a shortage of studies on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction, emphasizing the need for further exploration in this area.

This study aims to identify and prioritize problems experienced during the acute post-earthquake period in secondary healthcare facilities using AHP and Fuzzy AHP methods. Qualitative interviews were conducted with managers actively involved in healthcare facility management during this period. The research was carried out in three secondary healthcare institutions located in provinces affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquakes: Elbistan State Hospital (Kahramanmaraş/9th region), Dörtyol State Hospital (Hatay/13th region), and Malatya Battalgazi State Hospital (Malatya/4th region). A two-stage research design was employed: qualitative methods were used in the first phase and quantitative methods in the second. The population consisted of all secondary-level healthcare institutions in the earthquake zone, and purposive sampling was used to select the sample. In the qualitative phase, individual interviews were conducted with 17 managers. As a result, 9 main criteria were identified. In the quantitative phase, these criteria were prioritized using AHP and Fuzzy AHP methods with input from 5 additional managers who played active roles in post-earthquake management. The most critical criteria and their importance weights are as follows: hospital operations and management after an earthquake (AHP: 0.227, FAHP: 0.231), infrastructure and technical conditions (AHP: 0.208, FAHP: 0.209), hospital disaster and emergency planning (AHP:0.178, FAHP:0.182), logistics and material management (AHP:0.123, FAHP:0.119), personnel management process (AHP:0.092, FAHP:0.089), communication and collaboration process (AHP:0.084, FAHP:0.085), funeral identification and security process (AHP:0.042, FAHP:0.043), patient and patient relative relations (AHP:0.030, FAHP:0.028), and social media impact (AHP:0.016, FAHP:0.015). If decision-makers allocate existing resources to the first three criteria, they will have resolved more than 60 % of the identified problems.