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Leading the WayPrograms, Ideas and Communities to Consider
Presented by Brian Lake and Neil McDevitt2011 enABLED in Emergencies Conference
March 3, 2011
Best Practices vs. Good Ideas
What is a Best Practice? Who defines what a best practice looks like?
Disasters are local, best practices are as well The challenges, resources and needs in Fort Myers,
Florida are very different than in Waterloo, Iowa
Let’s talk about some Good Ideas You decide if something might work in your community
Mississippi Interfaith Disaster Recovery Task Force
Located in Biloxi, MS Founded in 2006 following Hurricane Katrina
Original mission was to provide spiritual and emotional care to citizens of Gulf Coast following Katrina
Has transitioned from an organization that views mitigation as part of the recovery process to mitigation as part of the preparedness process
Mississippi Interfaith Disaster Recovery Task Force
Responsible for bringing together a diverse group of faith-based organizations in the MS Gulf Coast Is the point organization between FB groups and local
emergency managers and first responders Sits in EOC during disasters Disaster Coordinators in every congregation
Dr. Alice Graham, Executive Director [email protected] www.msidtf.org
Blackhawk County, Iowa – 911 Texting
First 911 call center in the country to allow texting
Realized that many Deaf consumers no longer used or had TTY which was the only way to communicate with 911 center
Perfect Storm of Advancements in Accessibility New IP-based 911 system Dedicated champions of providing accessibility for all Partnerships with technology providers, cell carries and
public sector
Blackhawk County, Iowa – 911 Texting
Huge implications for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community as well as victims of domestic violence
Sarasota, Florida is evaluating the capability as they have moved to IP-based system as well
Judy Flores, Blackhawk County PSAP Director [email protected]
Tom Jennings, Chair, Blackhawk County 911 Commission [email protected]
Metro Boston Transit Authority - MBTA
Found significant amount of human resources needed to evacuate passengers with disabilities
Evaluated plan and equipment and designed a system that enables all passengers to be evacuated
Purchased 512 Evacuation Chairs, 12 Mechanical Evacuation Carts w/ trailers that were specifically designed for MBTA environment – Trained w/ PWD
Metro Boston Transit Authority - MBTA
Gary Talbot, Assistant General Manager, MBTA [email protected]
Accessible Education: A Mindset and a Goal
Text equivalents for images- for people who are blind or who have low vision
Captions for audio (video, etc.)- for people who are deaf and hard of hearing
Keyboard vs. mouse functionality- for people with motor skill needs and vision needs
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/Training/trainingAccessibility.aspx
Just like it is important to include members of the functional needs community in the emergency planning process; it is essential to make sure that education and training for the emergency planning process is accessible to include people with functional needs.
Example of Meeting the Needs
Captions can also be used for second languages (subtitles in Spanish)
Second video could be a images, slide show (PPT) or animation (Flash)
User driven video interface (current prototype in development)
DeafLink
The state of Texas uses DeafLink to provide emergency alerts for Deaf/HH, Spanish speaking consumers
Individuals to receive emergency information from the city, county or state through email, pagers (with text capability), cell phones with text or video capability, and PDAs (with email capability)
ASL, English Voice & Text, Spanish Voice & Text
Kay Chiodo, President, DeafLink [email protected]