Posted: February 4, 2023 by admin

Winter Weather Tips / Consejos de clima invernal

Curated Winter Tips

According to weather.gov, extremely cold air comes every winter in at least part of the country and affects millions of people across the United States. The arctic

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Posted: January 23, 2023 by admin

Redirecting Emergency Registries: Community Driven Solutions

This document is a guide for advocates and allies to educate and spread awareness about the harms and ineffectiveness of registries for people with disabilities in disasters.

For more detailed

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Updated: December 29, 2022 by admin

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2022

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2022

December 24th, 2022 - January 6th, 2023

Write or draw, and raise money for
The Partnership!

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Updated: December 22, 2022 by admin

The Partnership Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities

For Immediate Release
December 21, 2022
Contact: Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis, Directors@disasterstrategies.org

The Partnership Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities

As the nation enters the coldest

A man in a blue jacket and hat is seen from the back, pushing a woman with blond hair in a wheelchair through deep water, which comes up above her armrests, to her elbows.

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Updated: November 11, 2022 by admin

On the heels of Hurricane Ian: we are mobilizing for Nicole

The Partnership’s actual organization may be a small staff — but with your support and the cooperation of key Partners — our team coordinates partnerships with Centers for Independent Living,

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Updated: November 8, 2022 by admin

How to File a Civil Rights Complaint

When to File a Civil Rights Complaint

If you have been discriminated against or feel your civil rights were violated at any time during the disaster process, you should consider

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Updated: October 5, 2022 by admin

One Thousand Ukrainians with Disabilities Aided with New Equipment

Since Saturday, February 26th, two days after the russian invasion began, we at The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership)

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Hurricane Fiona – 5 Years Since Hurricane Maria

Thank you for your support to Disabled people throughout disasters over the years!

Now People with Disabilities in Puerto Rico Need Your Help Following Hurricane Fiona

September 20th marks five

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Commemorating the 32nd ADA Anniversary

A red white and blue graphic says: ADA 32, 1990-2022. Commemorate. Uphold. Enforce. In the lower right corner is the yellow sun logo for The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies. The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) commemorates the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We intentionally use the word “commemorate” rather than “celebrate” because, although

Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

We’ve Partnered with the CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC)

The CDC's Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) works with a variety of national and international partner organizations including community- and faith-based organizations, professional associations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies. On

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Statement on Overturning of Roe v. Wade

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is outraged at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal rights of women and all pregnant people to have an abortion.

During disasters,

Image description: Group photo shot outdoors under a group of trees on a sunny day, from https://www.olmsteadrights.org/. The image includes 8 people of different colors and ethnicities, 5 of whom use wheelchairs, all smiling and holding signs that say “I am Olmstead.”

Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Today We Celebrate 23 Years of the Olmstead Decision

Twenty-three years ago today on June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court held in Olmstead v. L.C. that "unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation of

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities and Older People in Ukraine

On June 30, 2022, we sent the letter below with the 75 signatories to key US government leadership: Samantha Power, USAID Administrator; Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Civilian

Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

María Palacios, Sins Invalid “REAADI and DRMA Will Mean the Difference Between Life and Death”

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Urge Congress to support REAADI for Disasters Act

Urge Congress to support Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

María R. Palacios is a poet, writer, author, activist,

Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Meet Congressman Jim Langevin, Disability and Disaster Champion

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Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI), Disabled Congressman, Champion of Disability Equity establishing a legacy of Inclusive Emergency Management.

Joining a distinguished guest roster, Congressman Langevin commended

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Statement Re: Public Transit Mask Mandate

From our colleagues at AAPD, ASAN, Be A Hero, Justice in Aging, and The Arc:

The recent ruling to end mask mandates on public transit has put the lives of

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Поради для чоловіків з інвалідністю, які евакуюються з України

In English

Поради для чоловіків з інвалідністю, які евакуюються з України

Чоловіки з інвалідністю (віком 18-60 років)

Чоловіки, які мають інвалідність І та ІІ групи можуть бути визнані тимчасово тимчасово

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Advice for men with disabilities evacuating Ukraine

In Ukrainian

Advice for men with disabilities evacuating Ukraine

Men with disabilities (aged 18-60)

Men with disabilities of I and II groups may be declared temporarily unfit for military service

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Updated: April 2, 2022 by admin

Інформація для людей з інвалідністю

Практична інформація спеціально для людей з інвалідністю, які хочуть евакуюватися з України під час нинішньої війни

Fight for Right / Боротьба за право

Оскільки війна триває, у людей з інвалідністю

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Posted: March 5, 2022 by admin

Practical information for people with disabilities seeking to evacuate Ukraine during the current war – Fight for Right

Practical information specifically for people with disabilities seeking to evacuate Ukraine during the current war - Fight for Right

As the war continues, people with disabilities will continue to want

Updated: February 23, 2022 by Jean Grover

DPOs: Please take this survey

Man pushing boy in wheelchair, both people of color, in a rural Latin American area near the ocean. Text reads: "DPOs serving disabled people in Latin America or the Caribbean during the COVID-19 pandemic: PLEASE TAKE THIS SURVEY. Deadline: March 18, 2022

English: https://forms.gle/Akod2fkfuL75gXWq9

This survey is being conducted by Anna Landre, a researcher at the London School of Economics on behalf of the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies. Its

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Updated: February 19, 2022 by admin

SILVER: Emergency Relocations – How CIL’s Can Tap Into FEMA Reimbursement

Emergency Relocations: How CIL's Can Tap Into FEMA Reimbursement

In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, there was a devastating drop in transitions for residents of nursing facilities to

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Updated: March 28, 2022 by admin

Federal Announcements

ACL & CMS: Meeting with Disability and Aging Stakeholders

April 4, 2022 at 2:30pm ET

Register here: https://cms.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_RVjoFnDhTQui4gRZUYgfEA

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare &

Updated: February 19, 2022 by admin

Meet Gwen: vaccinated in Ohio

Gwen, with foreshortened arms, waering jeans and a peach-colored shirt, smiling and sitting in her power chair.

The Partnership provided training and resources to the Ohio Department of Health; and Ohio delivered COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of thousands of Ohioans with disabilities, like Gwen.

"When I first

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Updated: January 27, 2022 by admin

A Letter from the Co-Executive Directors

EN ESPAÑOL

https://disasterstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-letter.mp4

View the video above to access the letter in American Sign Language (ASL).

Click here to view this letter as a text-only Microsoft Word document.

Click

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Updated: December 28, 2021 by admin

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2021

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2021

December 24th, 2021 - January 6th, 2022

Write or draw, and raise money for
The Partnership!

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies was selected again this

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Updated: December 28, 2021 by admin

Sus Derechos en un Desastre

En inglés

Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad en Refugios y en Respuesta a Desastres y Emergencias

A las personas con discapacidad no se les puede negar el acceso a

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

PRESS RELEASE: Stakeholder Meeting with FEMA Administrator Criswell

Date: August 19, 2021

Contact: Germán Parodi & Shaylin Sluzalis
directors@disasterstrategies.org / 215-971-0660

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Disability Community Stakeholders Meet with FEMA Administrator Criswell

On Tuesday, August 17,

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Updated: June 22, 2021 by admin

Opposition to the Recent CDC Mask Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People

The disability-led organizations, disability rights leaders, individuals with disabilities, and allies undersigned are disheartened, confused and outraged about the recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance rescinding previous

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Updated: March 6, 2022 by admin

2020 Newsletter: Year In Review

We started 2020 with new leadership at The Partnership, while also building our organizational capacity, and responding to several disasters. Our biggest undertaking at the beginning of this past year