Inclusive Emergency Management: Developing and Effectively Utilizing Disability Advisory Groups

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Pacific Time)

Location: Webinar

Description: It takes leadership, thought, time and community partnerships for emergency plans to encompass the whole community.  Disability Advisory Groups can be used to provide cross-disability perspectives for local/state emergency management to reach successful disability integration and whole community planning.​

The 90-minute webinar will discuss the following:

• The models and approaches used in Idaho and Washington to establish disability advisory groups;

• How disability advisory groups are providing guidance on equal access to effective communication; physical access; access to programs, goods and services and how this applies to emergency management plans;

• How disability advisers to emergency management  can work together at the local, state, and federal levels.

Registration

• Cost - $45 per site

• To register please click here

• Live Closed Captioning will be provided for this webinar

• CRC Credits and Letters of Attendance will be provided for this session upon request