en توانبخشی Rehabilitation نامه به سردبير Letter to Editor <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;">An important challenge facing persons with disabilities (PWDs) during armed conflicts is no longer the recognition of their vulnerability; it is the translation of this knowledge into effective emergency preparedness and response. Over the past decade, international humanitarian literature has consistently documented that PWDs encounter disproportionate barriers to evacuation, rehabilitation, assistive technology, healthcare and continuity of support during armed conflicts. Yet similar findings continue to emerge across diverse humanitarian settings, suggesting that documenting unmet needs alone has had limited influence on emergency practice.</span></div> Persons with disabilities, Armed conflict, Humanitarian emergencies, Emergency preparedness, Rehabilitation, National program, Iran 243 246 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-351-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shahrzad Pakjouei sh_pakjouei@yahoo.com 0054882729 0000-0003-3528-7796 Yes Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, Social Health Research Institute, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.