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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>FEMA Provides Vaccine Resources and Information for People with Disabilities <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><div><p style='margin:0in'><strong><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>FEMA Provides Vaccine Resources and Information for People with Disabilities</span></strong><span lang=EN> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN>The Biden Administration has tasked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with managing set-up and operations for </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9kaXNhc3RlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMvdmFjY2luZS1zdXBwb3J0L3ZhY2NpbmUtY2VudGVyIn0.ToqPeVrTglFHfamuNG2s4HtclzohSTMUNsbn5qG1UeY/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Community Vaccination Centers</span></a></span><span lang=EN> across the country. With other federal agencies, FEMA established a Civil Rights Advisory Group that developed a </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2RvY3VtZW50cy9mZW1hX2NpdmlsLXJpZ2h0cy1jb3ZpZC0xOV92YWNjaW5lX2NoZWNrbGlzdF8wMi0xMS0yMDIxLnBkZiJ9.lkbB5-fwp2RDIKYLH2HNaPCk-_avCT_2rAKS6hem7iI/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Civil Rights Checklist</span></a></span><span lang=EN> and </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzLzIwMjAtMDcvZmVtYV9jb3ZpZF9icF9kaXNhYmlsaXR5LWNvbnNpZGVyYXRpb25zLnBkZiJ9.7XNGECy_YfYAXcbDAFUwSkqQH3RuujK0676l_Y60tF0/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Best Practice Information resource</span></a></span><span lang=EN> to provide states, territories, and tribes a list of civil rights considerations and resources to ensure equitable vaccine access. </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN>“It is essential that people with disabilities have equitable vaccine access,” U.S. Access Board Executive Director Sachin Dev Pavithran remarked. “This means ensuring that strategies are developed and implemented with the integration of the needs of people with disabilities into the design of accessibility to the vaccine. I commend FEMA for making the necessary efforts in continuing to make the vaccine more accessible for people with disabilities.” </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN>FEMA provides live on-demand American Sign Language interpreters at all federally supported community vaccination centers during each center’s hours of operation. FEMA also has civil rights and disability integration advisors in each of its 10 regions to advise state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and other partners, ensuring the needs of people with disabilities are integrated in all facets of vaccination center operations. For further details on your region’s Disability Integration Specialist, contact FEMA at </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination@fema.dhs.gov" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination@fema.dhs.gov</span></a></span><span lang=EN>. </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span lang=EN>More information about </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9kaXNhc3RlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMvdmFjY2luZS1zdXBwb3J0In0.sxTZQAE8kyazp1ngvcWXrNxqU89bw8dN8beVaFx32fc/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>vaccine support</span></a></span><span lang=EN>, </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9kaXNhc3RlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMvdmFjY2luZS1zdXBwb3J0I2VxdWl0eSJ9.V0WOMZuQu2DZF5NRCNQ56VKQ1-E2_libILJnQxKEoxw/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>equitable vaccine access</span></a></span><span lang=EN>, and </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTAzMjUuMzc2ODI1NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mZW1hLmdvdi9kaXNhc3RlcnMvY29yb25hdmlydXMvbWVkaWEtZ2FsbGVyeSNhY2Nlc3NpYmlsaXR5LXZpZGVvcyJ9.t2g7uVBr1sO9BGFeiEQYaVwXd997VUTZBbmPlRfUl3U/s/234731073/br/100627585372-l" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>ASL videos</span></a></span><span lang=EN> can be found on FEMA’s website. Find vaccine updates in your community and more information from </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.DZvq18DjXXRQRaIU68CvzkBysKUhpXiiI7INLfprbRM/s/1263432933/br/99665750724-l__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!QCYNyTCQr6R5wgDLZhEQJhQoyDEx0ncepjObsZ01WIIbfP3raeOkUCizLRhtE2XJ_iB-DfVixQ%24" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>your local health department</span></a></span><span lang=EN>. 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