Site Locations
- Bloomington
- Columbus
- Corydon
- Evansville
- Fort Wayne
- Gary
- Indianapolis
- Muncie
- Terre Haute (New Address)
- Versailles
- West Lafayette
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This Month's Session
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Being Prepared: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
May 15th, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Eleven Indiana Locations
Description
This month's audio conference will feature Jessica Mitchell, a Disability Integration Specialist from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Twenty percent of Americans have disabilities and may have access and functional needs that will affect their ability to read or understand preparedness information, hear alerts and warnings, utilize accessible transportation during an evacuation, maintain their independence in a shelter, find accessible housing if theirs has been destroyed, access services to enable them to return to work and deal with a myriad of other challenges. Join this session to learn more about the progress that is being made in communities that are committed to emergency planning that is inclusive of the participation and requirements of people with access and functional needs.
There are ELEVEN Site Locations in Indiana where you can go and listen to this month's audio conference! Site locations are in Bloomington, Columbus, Corydon, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Muncie, Terre Haute, Versailles, and West Lafayette. (If you can't make it to one of these hosted site locations, here are some other OPTIONS, some are available at no cost.)
Wow! We are halfway through the 2011-2012 ADA Audio Conference Season. But there are still a lot of good sessions coming up... Emergency Planning, Accessible Parking, Annual Update from the DOJ and EEOC, and Polling Place Accessibility. Take a look at our UPCOMING session list so you can put it on your calendar now.
Interested in Continuing Education Credits?
The audio conference provider, Great Lakes ADA Center, is offering CRC (Rehabilitation Counselor Certification), University of Illinois at Chicago CEU, or a Certificate of Attendance at no cost for this session. Please sign-up to receive the documentation of your attendance at the site location.
Presentation Materials
- Presentation Handout - PDF Version - 2 Slides per page | PDF Version - 3 Slides with notes per page | Rich Text Format (RTF) Version
- ADA-Indiana Resources (1-page PDF) - PDF Version | Word Version
Web Resources for this month's Audio Conference
- Chapter 7 Emergency Management (from ADA Toolkit for Local Government) - Chapter 7: Emergency Management of the ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments from the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities - The National Council on Disability (NCD) released their report on emergency management. The report contains key findings as well as recommendations for the administration.
- Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning (2005 Report from the National Council on Disability) - The National Council on Disability's report "...evaluate[s] the development of the Federal Government’s work in [Homeland Security] as well as in the areas of emergency preparation and disaster relief as they relate to and affect Americans with disabilities.
- I am a Citizen Prepared [PDF Download] - A publication developed by the Center on Aging and Community at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities - A step-by-step publicaton from the U.S. Department of Justice for Local Governments on planning Emergency Preparedness for people with disabiltiies.
- Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures - An EEOC online resource for employers on how to work with employees with disabilities in planning for emergencies and evauations; and handling confidential medical information in times of emergencies.
- ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters - This is a checklist for Emergency Shelters