FEMA Promising Practices: Closing Gaps in Local Emergency Plans and Grassroots Emergency Planning

FEMA Promising Practices: Closing Gaps in Local Emergency Plans and Grassroots Emergency Planning
Thursday, May 14, 2015
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. EST
Cost:  Free
Format:  Webinar
Where: Online/Web-based
Sponsored By:  Webinar Series: Emergency Management and Preparedness - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
from the Pacific ADA Center of the ADA National Network in conjunction with FEMA - ODIC

Description:  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 their efforts to get people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs to prepare for emergencies, for those groups to communicate their needs and concerns to emergency responders, and vice versa, and to encourage businesses, organizations, and local civic leaders to plan cooperatively for emergency preparedness 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.

Registration:  Deadline to Register - May 13, 2015
Free on-line at http://www.adapresentations.org/registration.php

These 90 minute webinars are delivered using the Blackboard Collaborate webinar platform and all sessions will be fully accessible and real time captioned for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

To view all of the webinar sessions or to see previous sessions, go to http://www.adapresentations.org/schedule.php

Contact For More Information:
Pacific ADA Center
Phone: 510-285-5600 (v/tty)
Email: ada_webinars@adapacific.org
Web: Webinar Series: Emergency Management and Preparedness - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
(adapresentations.org)