Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Emergency Management: From Federal to Local Conference

Date/Time: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Location: Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Description: The Pacific ADA Center announces the 2016 Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Emergency Management: From Federal to Local Conference at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, CA on July 27, 2016.

This conference is aimed at jurisdictions and non-profits involved in emergency management in California. The conference will cover whole community emergency management at the federal, state, and city levels: what has been done, what is on the horizon, and what resources are available to help in getting to inclusive emergency management and planning. Participants will learn key aspects of making local emergency management inclusive of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

Conference will feature:

• The Federal Role in Inclusion of People with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs -- Marcie Roth, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Disability Integration & Coordination:

  • Disability and access and functional needs in the context of emergency management

  • Functional Needs Support Services guidance

  • The role of FEMA as a federal agency in the phases of emergency management as carried out by local emergency management offices

  • Examples of the FEMA cadre and its response in disasters

  • Resources available from FEMA to assist local agencies to include people with disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in disasters

• Using the State as a Resource to Integrate Access and Functional Needs Within Emergency Planning -- Luis "Vance" Taylor, Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES):

  • Establishment of California's Office of Access and Functional Needs

  • Cal OES web map - a statewide resource for assets related to Access and Functional Needs

  • Resources available from Cal OES to assist local agencies to include people with disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs in disasters

• Lessons Learned: Case Studies of Inclusionary Planning for Cities and Jurisdictions --Dee Grimm RN, JD, Project Manager for the revision of the City of Los Angeles inclusive emergency plans, BCFS HHS:

  • The current legal movement for changes in state, county, and city emergency management plans to ensure inclusive language for people with disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs

  • Lessons learned from the revisions of emergency plans for the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenix

  • Observations from New York and other jurisdictions

• Successful and Collaborative Emergency Management Planning Efforts at the Local Government Level -- Kathryn A. Gerk, Emergency Services Manager for the City of Richmond Fire Department Office of Emergency Services:

  • Disability, Access & Functional Needs Emergency Planning Guidance  for ensuring Local Government ADA Compliance with Emergency Plans

  • IAEM/NEMA Quick Reference Glossary of Terminology for Emergency Management Whole Community Planning Efforts

  • CERT Neighborhood Team People with Disabilities and Others with Access & Functional Needs Outreach Program

  • FAST (Functional Assessment Service Team) Program Materials

To view the full conference agenda please click here.

Venue

• All sessions will be held at the Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

• Accommodations due to disability are available when you register online. The deadline for accommodation requests is July 15.

Registration

• Cost - $195.00

• To register please click here