[NFBWATlk] Not sure I like this idea...

[Mary Videen]

I don’t care to be on any such list should a list is created.  Sends the
wrong message & could be an invasion of privacy.

On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM Kris via NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I’m glad, because I think mapping is important. However, I buried the
> actual question a little too much in my post apparently. My actual question
> is what do you think about these idea of a database listing where disabled
> people live? Is this a good thing or is this a not so good thing?
> “To succeed  you have to believe in something with such a passion that it
> becomes a Reality.”
>
>
> > On Jan 25, 2025, at 5:44 PM, Susan Prows via NFBWATlk <
> nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I’m for a mapping of the neighborhood so that we can depend on each
> other because if you do any kind of emergency preparedness class, they
> always tell you to have 2 to 3 weeks of supplies because you don’t know if
> fire or police can get to your area so that they they do teach you they
> neighborhood mapping I’m with you, Kris
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jan 25, 2025, at 4:29 PM, Kris Colcock via NFBWATlk <
> nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> It is an idea based in a desire to ensure all are safe in an
> emergency, but
> >> history shows that such lists may be used in a negative way. Due to the
> >> individuals who lost their lives because they use wheelchairs and were
> >> unable to leave the disaster area, there is a call to create a
> "Disability
> >> Database". A list of where individuals with disabilities live so that
> first
> >> responders can ensure they are evacuated in times of disaster.
> >>
> >> In my work with the Kitsap County Accessible Comunitiy Advisory
> Committee,
> >> this idea has been brought up to the committee as a potential solution.
> I
> >> spoke out against it saying that instead we need to rely on creating a
> more
> >> cohesive neighborhood system where all individuals in a neighborhood
> know
> >> each other and we can work together to ensure our neighbors are safe.
> the
> >> Kitsap County Emergency Management Division is looking at attempting to
> >> model the Bainbridge Prepares program of mapping a neighborhood so that
> you
> >> know about the people who live around your area. Dave R. from the KCEM
> is
> >> quick to say you can't rely on the government in times of disaster but
> >> instead be prepared to rely on yourself and your community.
> >>
> >> When I spoke up at the meeting against such a database I was met with
> >> resistance. So I wonder, what do you think? Here is a link to the
> article:
> >>
> https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/01/24/many-with-disabilities-cant-flee-fires-on-their-own-could-a-database-help/31264/
> >>
> >> Kris
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