Below are upcoming events and recordings of past events available to the public.

This list gets updated at least once a week on Tuesdays.
If you would like an event added to this list, please email info@disasterstrategies.org.

Upcoming Events

• 6/9 - 6/11 - United Nations: (COSP19) 19th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 
  • Info here
  • Side events here
• 6/11 at 4:45pm ET - COSP19 Side Event: From Commitments to Implementation: Aligning G20 Priorities with the CRPD and SDGs through Global Disability 20 (D‑20) Engagement
  • Info and Zoom link here
• 6/10 at 10am ET - House Committee on Financial Services: Hearing Entitled: Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
  • Watch live here
• Bi-Weekly on Wednesday at 2pm ET - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition 
  • Next meeting: June 10, 2026
    • Info and Register here
• 6/11 at 1pm ET - Community Living Policy Center and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: Housing Without Restrictions: A Key to Avoiding Homelessness and Institutionalization
  • Info here
  • Register here
• Third Thursdays of the month at 4pm ET - Colorado Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs: CMIST Monthly Resource and Information Meeting
  • Next meeting: June 18, 2026
    • Register here
• Last Mondays of the month at 2pm ET - Colorado Emergency Management: National State Level Access & Functional Needs Meeting
  • Next meeting: June 22, 2026
    • Info and Register here
• Fourth Wednesdays of the month at 9:30pm ET - Upstream Access: Disability Resilience Collective: Building Emergency Readiness Together
  • Next meeting: June 24th 
    • Info here
    • Register here
• First Wednesdays of the month at 1pm ET - Washington Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP): Stakeholder Calls
  • Next meeting: July 1st
    • Email Jim.House@dshs.wa.gov for details and Zoom link
• 7/7 and 7/8 at 12pm - 3pm ET - Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (CDHSEM), the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), and New York University (NYU): 2026 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium
  • Info here
  • Register here
• Second Mondays of the month at 3pm ET - Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL): Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
  • Next meeting: July 13, 2026
    • Info here
    • Register here

 

Past Events

• 8/29/25 - National Council on Disability (NCD) Council Meeting: Panel on Improving State and Local Disaster Preparation Plans for People with Disabilities
• 7/9/25 & 7/10/25 - National Access and Functional Needs Symposium 
• 5/14/25 - Senate Special Committee on Aging: Hearing on Preparing for Disasters: Unique Challenges Facing Older Americans
• 9/26/24, 10/24/24, 11/18/24 - Improving Healthcare Outcomes Through Effective Communication Webinar Series
• 8/20/24 - 8/22/24 - Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Forward Together: Shaping the Future of Disaster Human Services
• 3/29/24 - FEMA Podcast: Including People with Developmental Disabilities in Disaster Operations
• 3/8/24 - Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) Webinar: International Women Inspiring Disability Inclusion
• 3/7/24 - Alison Barkoff from ACL Testifies Before the U.S. Senate on the Importance of the Older Americans Act
  • Info here
  • Recording here
• 2/5/24 - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC): Webinar on FEMA's Recent Disaster Recovery Reforms
  • Webinar recording here
• 1/22/24 - The Partnership: Community Call on FEMA Reforms with ODIC
• June 2023 - Disability Vaccine Access Opportunities Center (DVAO): Supporting People with Disabilities During Public Health Emergencies
• California Disaster Coalition Topic Sessions
• 7/11/23 - 7/12/23 - International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Cal OES, Colorado Emergency Management, and NYU: National Access and Functional Needs Symposium Post-Event Package
• 6/22/23 - FEMA: Podcast Episode 117: A Recap of FEMA's Extreme Heat Summit and Discussion on How to Prepare Communities for Extreme Heat
• 6/20/23 - ACL in Senate Panel Discussion on the Importance of the Landmark SCOTUS Decision Olmstead v. L.C.
• 6/15/23 - Senate Hearing: Before Disaster Strikes: Planning for Older Americans and People with Disabilities in All Phases of Emergencies
• 6/8/23 - Elder Justice Coordinating Council: Meeting on Emergency Planning and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
  • Video recording here
  • Transcript here
• 4/11/23 - 4/13/23 - Colorado Access and Functional Needs Conference: Resources & Follow Up
• 3/9/23 - Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA): GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
• 2/9/23 - Saving Institutional Lives Via Emergency Relocation (SILVER): "Still Dying in Place: Why and What Can We Do" Webinar
  • Webinar recording here
  • Slide deck here
  • Otter.ai transcript here
  • SILVER Emergency Relocation Toolkit here
• 9/8/22 & 10/13/22 - California Disaster Coalition Meeting: Topic Sessions
  • Topic Discussion - Emergency Registries: A Misleading, Harmful & Non-Inclusive Fix
    • Part 1 (9/8/22)
      • Recording Here
      • Slide Deck Here
    • Part 2 (10/13/22)
      • Recording Here
      • Slide Deck Here