[il-talk] {Disarmed} Fwd: [EM] FEMA blog today: Inclusive EM from ODIC at FEMA
Connie Davis
connie.davis at rcn.com
Fri Jul 27 17:43:27 UTC 2012
Hi, Gregg,
It is good to see you back on the list!!!!
Connie Davis
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:24:44 -0500
From: "Gregory D. Rosenberg" <gregg at ricis.com>
Subject: [il-talk] {Disarmed} Fwd: [EM] FEMA blog
today: Inclusive EM from ODIC at FEMA
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>Good morning everyone,>>I thought this might be
of interest to menu of you.>>Begin forwarded
message:>>> From: "Elizabeth Davis"
<edavis at eadassociates.com>>> Subject: [EM] FEMA
blog today: Inclusive EM from ODIC at FEMA>> Date:
July 26, 2012 4:19:57 PM CDT>> To:
<iaem-sncommittee at lists.iaem.com>,
<dailybrief at yahoogroups.com>,
<emergency-management at yahoogroups.com>>> >> >> >>
Posted by: Marcie Roth, Director, Office of
Disability Integration>> Coordination>> >> Today
is truly a reason to celebrate because it marks
the 22nd>> anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).>> Twenty
two years ago, we reached a turning point in our
nation's history>> when the civil rights of
millions of Americans with disabilities were>>
recognized and protected by law. Today, more than
56 million Americans>> benefit from this law.>> >>
Here at FEMA, we are committed to honoring and
upholding the ADA. We are>> uncompromising in our
dedication for the right to equal access before,>>
during and after an emergency. Equal access gives
everyone an>> opportunity to contribute their
skills, knowledge and resources to>> strengthen
their community.>> >> Here is my vision of equal
access:>> >> * Equal access means that everyone
participates in exercises that>> test the
capability and procedures of a community in the
event of an>> emergency or disaster. >> * Equal
access means that people have accessible
transportation>> during an evacuation; restoring
transportation accessibility after a>> disaster is
simply a part of restoring the essential services
needed by>> the whole community. >> * Equal access
means that people with disabilities have the
tools>> and resources to maintain their health,
safety and independence in a>> shelter. >> *
Because information has to be accessible to be
actionable, equal>> access means that the whole
community has access to effective>> communication
including Sign Language interpreters, assistive
listening>> devices, CART, materials in large
print or Braille, TTY and video relay>> services;
equal access also means receiving emergency
alerts, warnings,>> and important messages in
plain language. >> * Equal access means meeting
the accessible housing needs of>> disaster
survivors and addressing the recovery needs of the
whole>> community so that children with
disabilities go back to school with>> their peers
and adults with disabilities go back to work along
with>> their co-workers. >> * Equal access means
that a career path in emergency management is>> as
accessible to workers with disabilities as it is
to workers without>> disabilities. >> >> The
anniversary of the passage of the ADA is a great
opportunity to>> recommit to making sure that
people with disabilities are ALWAYS>> included as
a vital part of the planning team, and that the
skills and>> knowledge of people with disabilities
are fully recognized as integral>> to effective
response, recovery and mitigation. >> >> We know
that when communities integrate the access and
functional needs>> of individuals in all phases of
emergency management, they strengthen>> their
ability to prepare for and more quickly recover
from natural and>> man-made disasters. Much
progress has been made in the past 22 years,>> but
we still have a long way to go to achieve the full
inclusion that is>> at the heart of the ADA. >> >>
At FEMA, we have a growing workforce of disability
integration>> specialists working across the
country and a growing toolbox of>> resources to
support states in meeting the disaster-related
needs of>> children and adults with disabilities.
Join us as we continue building>> bridges with
disability advocacy and service organizations,
engaging>> with state and local partners, training
emergency managers, making>> improvements in
disaster response, and advocating for including
people>> with disabilities in whole community
planning. >> >> There are many ways to get
involved, especially before a disaster>> occurs.
The whole community can participate in programs
and activities>> to make their families, homes and
communities safer from risks and>> threats. Learn
about some promising practices in disability
inclusive>> emergency management from across the
country by visiting >> www.fema.gov/about/odic
<http://www.fema.gov/about/odic> and how you>> can
get involved by going to FEMA's Ready website at
>> www.ready.gov/get-involved
<http://www.ready.gov/get-involved> .>> >>
Elizabeth Davis>> >> Inclusive Emergency
Management Consultants>> >> 44 Court Street -
Suite 812>> >> Brooklyn, NY 11201>> >>
718-330-0034 (T/TTY)>> >> www.eadassociates.com
<http://www.eadassociates.com/> >> >> "Our lives
begin to end the day we become silent about things
that>> matter." - MLK>> >> [Non-text portions of
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