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 was our response to Hurricane Dorian that hit the Bahamas
Organizado por la Red de Gestión Inclusiva del Riesgo y Discapacidad de América Latina y el Caribe (Red GIRDD LAC) / Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability (GIRDD-LAC Network)
In early September 2019, Category 5 Hurricane Dorian caused widespread destruction in the Bahamas, targeting Great Abaco Island. Thousands evacuated, including people with disabilities and older adults, while many …
Organizado por la Red de Gestión Inclusiva del Riesgo y Discapacidad de América Latina y el Caribe (Red GIRDD LAC) / Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability (GIRDD-LAC Network)
September is National Preparedness Month. This September, the United States juggled multiple disasters.
We are in the grip of a pandemic that has killed over 200,000 people nationally. We know that the pandemic affects the most marginalized communities the hardest. …
Today marks one year since Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis received the torch as the Co-Executive Directors of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies!
As an organization, we have grown. The Partnership has:
![Life Saving and Life SustainingActions Needed Immediately: Identify COVID-19 infection PREVENTION as a PRIORITY in congregate institutional settings (nursing facilities, long term care facilities, group homes, etc.)
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Governors take the lead and say “we can mitigate the disaster in these institutional settings, where the majority of people are dying from COVID-19, by offering relocation to non-congregate sheltering (like hotels, motels, dorms) for people who want it.”
[Image: blue arrow that points to 2 text blocks. Between text blocks is an arrow with that points in both directions.] Text block 1: Following the FEMA homeless non-congregate sheltering approach
•California’s Approach [Hyperlinked; notation below]
•Connecticut’s Approach [Hyperlinked; notation below]
Text block 2: Utilize FEMA Public Assistance funds to prevent admission, promote & support safe relocation.
• Category B—emergency protective measures [Hyperlinked; notation below]
• In conjunction with new FEMA PAS Guidance [Hyperlinked; notation below].
[Image: Both text blocks share a blue arrow that points to text:] Mitigate COVID Spread & Save Disabled Lives Now.
2 Logos: Logo 1: A yellow sun logo 4 inset icons representing hurricanes, storms, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Text: The Partnership For Inclusive Disaster Strategies; Logo 2: Image a blue globe and text WID](https://disasterstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Life-saving-sustaining-actions-needed.pdf94-1-791x1024.png)
![Infographic image: one frame: Image: Each side of image has two cliffs of land with a large space in between. On the left side, is a table with a group of people in suits standing and sitting around. They represent emergency planners. On the cliff on the right side, a woman uses a motorized wheelchair. Text in the gap between the two cliffs: There is a large gap between Disabled people and emergency planners and responders. This is especially true for people who live in institutional settings, like nursing facilities, group homes, & prisons.
Infographic image: one frame: Text: The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
is a disability-led organization that builds bridges between emergency planners and people with disabilities. Image: Two cliffs on the right side and left side are now connected by a bridge.
Infographic image: one frame: Text: One way we do this: Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights Calls At 6pm ET, we bring together disability advocates, policymakers, and emergency planners from across the country. Image an Asian woman and Black man in separate bubbles talk with each other.
Infographic with two frames: Frame one Text: Including people with disabilities in disaster planning, response, and recovery is necessary to identify and address gaps in the disaster planning and recovery process. [Image: red arrow leads to Frame 2] Frame 2: Text: We don’t know all that 2021 will bring. But, we do know: The Partnership will keep fighting for the rights of people with disabilities in disasters. Thank you for your support! Image: The Partnership sun logo with inset icons representing hurricanes, storms, earthquakes, and tornadoes and text: The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies](https://disasterstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2-791x1024.png)