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“Working with the Disability Community: A Citizen Corps Toolkit for Collaboration”
Topic: Disaster Preparedness Working with Community members with Disabilities
Citizen Corps Mission
To have everyone in America participate in To have everyone in America participate in making making themselvesthemselves, our , our communitiescommunities, ,
and our and our nation safernation safer
We canWe can ““ALL”ALL” have a role in disaster have a role in disaster preparednesspreparedness
• a personal responsibility to be prepared;• to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and• to volunteer to help prepare others
Citizen Corps Affiliates
Who Does ALL Include?
• Young Person • Senior Citizen• Business Person • Rural or Urban Dweller• Person with or without
Disabilities• Person who speaks a
language other than English
• Unemployed • Student• Person of means • Low Income Person• Person who uses sign
language to communicate with others
Everyone can be involved!
In 95% of all emergencies,bystanders or victims themselves
are the first to provide emergency assistance or
to perform a rescue
Los Angeles Fire Department
The Need to be Ready
Citizen Corps Councils
Tribal/Local Citizen Corps Councils
State Citizen Corps Councils
National Citizen Corps Council
Emergency Medical
Law Enforcement
Fire Service
Volunteer Service Private Sector
Intergovernmental
Individuals with Disabilities
Emergency Management
What YOU Can Do?
• Be personally prepared - Have a personal disaster plan!
• Learn about your school / workplace / community emergency response plans.
• Help Citizen Corps Councils provide preparedness training in your community
• Get your neighbors, friends, school and workplace prepared
• Be involved to the best of your ability
That’s What the Toolkit is About!
Providing Citizen Corps Council members and other Volunteers with
information on how to get EVERYONE involved in disaster
preparedness planning - to the best of their personal ability.
Especially people with disabilities.
The Toolkit …
• It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive disaster preparedness document NOR a “special needs” disaster plan for the community.
• Does NOT propose the addition of expensive remedies or time-consuming strategies.
• Does NOT require that a separate plan for preparing for disaster for people with disabilities be in place.
The Toolkit …
• Does identify resources, best practices and tools that will add to the existing resources available in Nebraska communities
• Does summarize issues that are critical to the needs of people with disabilities who live in communities all across Nebraska
• Does provide for opportunities for volunteers of all walks of life to be involved in disaster preparation and planning in their community
The Toolkit
• The Vision
• Guiding Principles and Best Practices
• Nebraska’s History
• The Toolkit – How to Use the Toolkit
“Community Preparedness Planning: Inclusion of People with Disabilities”
• Collaboration
• Defining Disabilities
• Identifying and Locating Community Members with Disabilities
• Working with the Disability Community
• People with Disabilities Can REALLY be Involved
The Toolkit- continued
“Issues that Impact People with Disabilities”
• Communication• Access to Information• Warning Systems for People with Disabilities• Evacuation of People with Disabilities• Roles in Response to Evaluation• Mobility Issues• Shelters for People with Disabilities• Make Plans, Use Available Resources• Safety for People with Disabilities
The Toolkit- continued
“Volunteer’s Guide: for Disaster Preparedness Training”
• Disaster Preparedness Training for Home, Work and Community
The Toolkit- continued
• Resources
• References
• Checklists and Other Tools
The Toolkit- continued
How can it be improved?
The collective research is provided however,
we need Your input!
Your input via Survey completion, one to one interviews or focus groups is desired.
Next Steps
• Collect input from surveys, interviews and focus groups• Analyze information• Develop report based on those findings • Disseminate report via website• Include findings throughout the revised Toolkit• Disseminate revised Toolkit• Community Training via Citizen Corps Council
Volunteers
THANK YOU!
Contact us at: http://www.nvsc.ne.gov Nebraska Volunteer Service Commission Peter CalesPO Box 98927 Training and Disability OfficerLincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-6228
Our website includes preparedness materialspreparedness materials, information on programs and affiliatesinformation on programs and affiliates, and a
listing of all Councils statewidelisting of all Councils statewide.
