PROJECT REDD:RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON

DISABILITY AND DISASTERLaura M. Stough, Ph.D.

Jaiganesh LakshmisundaramBriana SantiagoProject REDD:

Research and Education on Disability and Disaster

Center on Disability and DevelopmentTexas A&M University

CENTER ON DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Texas A&M University

Part of the University Centers on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs)

Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)

Mission

To support the self-determination, community integration and quality of life of persons with disabilities and their families.

Core Functions• Community Services and Outreach• Research and Evaluation• Information Dissemination• Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Training

Center Overview

MOBILE TIPS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and

Disasterredd.tamu.edu

C.A.R.E. Kits for Special Education Classrooms

http://disabilityresources.tamu.edu/

Region VI Working Group Formed at the last “Getting Real”

Conference in 2011 Focused on goals set as a group at the

conference Biweekly phone conferences include

disability organizations and emergency management organizations

Discussions include sharing disaster and disability-related resources and information

TIPS for First Responders (3rd Edition)

TIPS for First Responders-TX Edition

On today's call, the tips for first responders came up. There is interest in using these in the field. I would like to talk with you about how we might get them updated and seeing where more of these can be obtained. I had one other idea--- can we turn these into an app so they be more portal and more widely available?

Patty Anderson, Texas Disability Rights

Steps in Development Use of existing technology useful to

emergency managers and first responders

Survey of emergency managers and VOADs to determine usage requirements and best platform

Incorporation of several print-based materials

Incorporation of web-based database Beta testing by emergency managers and

disability community members

disabilitytips.tamu.edu

http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/

Service Animals

Contacts for Services and Support

Disability Acronyms

Emergency Management Acronyms

TX Disability Resources

TX Disability Resources Cont’d

TX Disability Resources

• Advocacy, Support Groups, and Legal Services• Assistive Technology• Communication• Daily Living Support• Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education• Employment and Financial Assistance• Health and Medical Services• Housing• Mobility and Transportation• Post Secondary Education Services• Primary and Secondary Education Services• Psychological and Counseling Services

http://disabilityresources.tamu.edu/

http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/

Advocacy and Support Groups

About Us

National Response Framework Annex 8: The Secretary of Health and Human

Services (HHS) leads all Federal public health and medical response to public health emergencies and incidents covered by the NRF. The response addresses medical needs and other functional needs of those in need of medical care, including assistance or support in maintaining independence, communicating, using transportation, and/or requiring supervision.

disabilitytips.tamu.edu/cmist

“Version B”

http://disabilityresources.tamu.edu/

Future Development Develop listings in rural and frontier counties Disaster Supports and Services for other

states Directory of Community Resources for other

states Research realignment of the TIPS taxonomy

with functional needs terminology

Laura M. Stough, Ph.D.Center on Disability and Development

lstough@tamu.edu

http://redd.tamu.edu