Disability Community Closing Gaps in Local Emergency Plans and Grassroots Emergency FEMA Planning: Webinar May 14th

The following is provided by the Pacific ADA Center May 14, 2015 Webinars begin at 2.30pm ET/1.30pm CT/12.30 pm MT/11.30am PT/8.30am Hawaii. Registration: Free on-line at http://www.adapresentations.org/registration.php This presentation will share two practices that brought people together to bring about increased knowledge and action on emergency preparedness. First, we will hear about the lessons learned from the Massachusetts Active Planning project, which brought together local disability community members with their localities, to work collaboratively, share resources and expertise about emergency preparedness and response for and with people with disabilities, ultimately enhancing resilience for the whole community. Our speakers will focus on a replicable collaborative, inclusive Community Stakeholder Meeting (CSM) gap analysis process to address issues of community-wide concern, such as needs assessment, resident participation in local emergency planning, risk communication, public preparedness education and creative use of community resources to address emergency needs, for example in emergency shelters. Our second set of speakers will describe an effort to get people with disabilities and other access and functional needs to prepare for emergencies, for that group to communicate needs to emergency responders, and to encourage businesses and local civic leaders to plan cooperatively for needs through periodic community meetings. Learning Objectives: Understand how to identify key stakeholders in the community and learn strategies for collaboration. Learn how to perform a gap analysis of your local emergency plan using the Active Planning Workbook and identify priorities and strategies for plan improvement. Learn strategies and practical steps for improving the general state of emergency preparedness in a community. Presenter: Sue Wolf-Fordham and Nancy Shea, Active Planning Project, University of Massachusetts Medical School E.K. Shriver Center Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative. Ted Stamp Southwestern Center for Independent Living and Tammy VanOverbeke, Lyon County Emergency Manager. To view all of the sessions for the coming year, or to see previous sessions, go to http://www.adapresentations.org/schedule.php Copyright © 2015 Pacific ADA Center, All rights reserved.