[Nfbc-info] FW: Cal OES application disability representatives on Emergency Function workgroups

[Rob Kaiser]

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From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary
Willows
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 6:41 PM
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Subject: [Nfbc-info] FW: Cal OES application disability representatives on
Emergency Function workgroups

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From: Xavier, Joe at DOR [mailto:Joe.Xavier at dor.ca.gov]
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 4:31 PM
To: Xavier, Joe at DOR
Subject: Cal OES application disability representatives on Emergency
Function workgroups

 

<<EF Disability Rep Application.doc>> <<DOR Letter Emergency
Functions.docx>> <<DOR Letter Emergency Functions.pdf>> Colleague - below
and attached is an opportunity you and/or your network may be interested in.

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) application
process to integrate disability representatives on Emergency Function (EF)
workgroups. Each EF is led by a State Agency and is designed to bring
together discipline-specific stakeholders to collaborate and support all
phases of emergency management: prevention, preparedness, response,
recovery, and mitigation.  Therefore, we are expanding the California EF
workgroups to include representatives from the disability communities.

As background, Senate Bill 1451 (Kehoe, Chapter 600, Statutes of 2006) was
enacted requiring the Cal OES Director to appoint representatives from the
disability communities on the evacuation, sheltering, communication,
recovery, volunteer and other pertinent Standardized Emergency Management
Systems (SEMS) committees, as well as the SEMS Technical Working Group.
Although most specialist committees have been dissolved over time due to the
implementation of the EF process, I embrace the purpose and intent ofSB 1451
to include the expertise and experience of the disability communities.  The
bill requires that representatives should be, to the extent practicable,
from the following groups:

I.      People who are blind and/or have low vision

2.      People with other sensory needs, such as deaf and hard of hearing

3.      People with cognitive/intellectual disabilities

4.      People with physical disabilities.

Attached is the application to complete, as well as additional information
on the EF's.  Please share this information with anyone who might be
interested in applying.  We would appreciate receiving applications no later
than Friday, December 20, 2013, and plan to assign representation in

January, 2014.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Joe Xavier, Deputy Director

Specialized Services Division

V: 916 558-5815

F: 916 558-5806

JXavier at dor.ca.gov

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