[blindlaw] Link of CNN on Emergency Preparedness: Community Dialogues?

[Norman, Gary C. (CMS/OSORA)]

Colleagues:


Marcie Roth, Director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, would like to share the link to CNN.com below with you all regarding a largely overlooked report issued this month.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction found that the crucial needs of about 1 billion people living with physical and mental disabilities around the world are not woven into the disaster planning and emergency response plans of governments and civil society groups.

I worked with the Maryland Department of Disabilities in the past on this issue. Notably, there is a need to restart policy work from a disability focus on the access of people with disabilities to emergency preparedness, response, and mitigation; this is especially in light of the recently enacted federal legislation requiring accessible notifications.

A stakeholder community dialogue, facilitated by the Mid-Atlantic Lyceum, might be convened.

For more on this report please consult:



http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/opinion/sonenshine-disabilities-disasters/<http://postlink.www.listbox.com/1598274/e56d109618c1dbc42286a6f0a91d10a9/21496152/e5dccdc5?uri=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbm4uY29tLzIwMTMvMTAvMjEvb3Bpbmlvbi9zb25lbnNoaW5lLWRpc2FiaWxpdGllcy1kaXNhc3RlcnMv>.