Yesterday, June 12, 2025, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA) was officially reintroduced in Congress – and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is proud to support it.

Updated: June 16, 2025 by admin

Comments Against DOE’s Rollback of Disability Access

Department of Energy

Office of Civil Rights and EEO

1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Room 5B-168

Washington, DC 20585

June 6, 2025

RE: Adverse comment in response to docket Number DOE-HQ-2025-0015… Read more

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Updated: May 19, 2025 by admin

Comment on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses

Federal Emergency Management Agency

500 C Street SW

Washington, DC 20472

May 15, 2025

Re: Docket ID: DHS-2025-0013, Request for Public Input on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses

The Partnership … Read more

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Updated: April 1, 2025 by admin

Dismantling ACL Is a Direct Threat to Disability and Aging Communities

Today, April 1, 2025, we are witnessing a devastating and destabilizing shift in federal support for disabled people and older adults. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) … Read more

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Updated: January 20, 2025 by admin

Comments Supporting Ending Subminimum Wage

January 17, 2025

Jennifer Looman, Administrator
Wage and Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210

Re: WHD-2024-0001-0001

Comments on Employment of Workers with Disabilities

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Updated: November 15, 2024 by admin

Support Accessible Disaster Recovery: Reach Out to Your Mayor Today!

Disabled disaster survivors need you to reach out to your mayor!

For the past couple of months, The Partnership has supported the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) in circulating an

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Posted: October 29, 2024 by admin

From Daily to Weekdays: Updates on Our Community Calls

Dear Community,

As we approach the fifth anniversary of our Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights and Disaster Calls, we want to take a moment to reflect on this unprecedented journey we've

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Updated: October 29, 2024 by admin

Hurricanes Helene and Milton Disability Response Update

Donate Now to Help

In the last month, from just before Hurricane Helene’s landfall through the two weeks since Hurricane Milton barreled ashore in Central Florida, The Partnership for Inclusive

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Posted: September 24, 2024 by admin

Comments on DOT NPRM Right-of-Way

September 23, 2024

To Whom It May Concern,

We at The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies appreciate the opportunity to submit our comments on the Department of Transportation’s Notice of

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Posted: September 18, 2024 by admin

Some Ramifications of Project 2025 for Disabled People During Disasters

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is the only U.S. disability-led organization with a focused mission of equity for people with disabilities and people with access and functional

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Updated: September 5, 2024 by admin

FEMA’s Proposed Rule Sparks Urgent Call for Disability and Aging Communities to Act

Image with text: Thank you for submitting your comments to FEMA! Read more about the 50+ submitted comments at the link above. The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies logo is at the bottom. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was seeking feedback for a proposed revision of its Public Assistance (PA) program regulations to align with current statutory authority and agency practices under

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Updated: September 4, 2024 by admin

Comments to FEMA’s PA Program

September 3, 2024
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20472

Re: 44 CFR Part 206 [Docket ID FEMA–2023–0005] RIN 1660–AB09 Comments on

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Updated: August 6, 2024 by admin

Support Disability-Led Disaster Response for Debby in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas

DONATE NOW TO HELP

Dear Community,

As Tropical Storm Debby dumps historic levels of rain over Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, thousands are already without power, with more outages expected.

Updated: July 18, 2024 by admin

Overview of Loper and Grants Pass Supreme Court Decisions

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decisions on two cases that impact the Disability Community commonly known as Loper Bright and Grants Pass.

Terms that will

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Posted: July 2, 2024 by admin

Template Comments on FEMA IA Reforms

July 2, 2024

Dear partners, advocates, and allies,

As you may be aware, FEMA has implemented new reforms as of March 22, 2024. Although the reforms are in effect through

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Updated: April 19, 2024 by admin

ACL and FEMA/ODIC Disaster Webinar Series – Summary 1

ACL and FEMA/ODIC Disaster Webinar Series

Strengthening Disaster Preparedness and Response for Aging and Disability Communities

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination

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Updated: September 28, 2024 by admin

FEMA IA Reforms: Quick Reference Guides

En español

On March 22, 2024, the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Reforms took into effect for the next Federally Declared Disaster. Read more here. Below you will find nine (9)

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Posted: April 15, 2024 by admin

Reformas de Asistencia Individual de FEMA: Guías de referencia rápida

In English

El 22 de marzo de 2024, las Reformas de Asistencia Individual de FEMA entraron en efecto para el próximo Desastre Declarado Federal. Lea más aquí. A continuación, encontrará

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Updated: December 14, 2023 by admin

[Informe] Prueba de Alerta IPAWS: Resultados de la Encuesta de Acceso

In English

Lea el Informe Aquí

Descargo de Responsabilidad de Justicia de Lenguaje

Leerán que empleamos la letra "e" en lugar de "a" u "o" en pronombres, adjetivos y adverbios,

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Updated: December 14, 2023 by admin

[Report] IPAWS Alert Test: Access Survey Results

En español

Read the Report Here

This report provides an analysis, based on personal experiences, of the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA),

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by Norman Smith

Remembering 9/11 by Norman Smith

Norman Smith, a smiling white man wearing a green shirt and a baseball hat, seated in his wheelchair. — Image of Norman Smith smiling at the camera.

Today marks 22 years since the attacks of September 11th. For many, the memory of that awful September day in 2001 is

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Updated: October 7, 2024 by admin

Support Maui Disability-led Response

Friends of The Partnership,

Our hearts are with everyone in Hawai'i, especially our disabled siblings on Maui. We share with you this brief update on our current efforts, in coordination

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Updated: August 20, 2023 by admin

Disabled Disaster Relief for the Maui Fires

Click here to support The Partnership

By now, most of us are aware of the devastating wildfires which broke out in Hawai'i on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. On Wednesday,

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Today, We Commemorate 24 Years of the Olmstead Decision

Today the Disability Community marks the 24th anniversary of the Olmstead decision. In this groundbreaking case, the Supreme Court held that "unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Happy Pride Month!

This June, The Partnership comes together with the queer community to celebrate Pride Month. We celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s indomitable spirit and underscore the need to continue to fight for

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Updated: June 26, 2023 by admin

Why We Need to Add REAADI as a Title to PAHPA: What Advocates Need to Know

What is REAADI?

The Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion (REAADI) for Disasters Act provides solutions for persons with disabilities and older adults during the ever-increasing number of

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Updated: May 16, 2023 by admin

Terminación del Título 42

In English

El Título 42 Terminó al Terminar la Emergencia de Salud Pública del COVID-19 el 11 de mayo de 2023

Si no está familiarizado, el Título 42 es un

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Third-Year Commemoration of The Partnership’s Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights & Disasters Call

In memory of Michael Hickson, Sheryl Grossman, and Kimberly Hill, and all of our disabled siblings lost directly or indirectly to COVID-19

On Friday, February 28, 2020, The Partnership brought

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Updated: June 21, 2023 by admin

Response to Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund Request for Information

EN ESPAÑOL

Submitted April 21, 2023 by The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies to the U.S. Department of Energy

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership), a 501c

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

CDC Info on COVID PHE Unwinding

This information was provided by the CDC's Immediate Office to the Director, Chief Disability Officer

The federal government plans to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11,

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Updated: April 3, 2023 by admin

Tornadoes and Extreme Weather Updates:4.3.23

A deadly tornado outbreak that began on Friday, March 31, affected large portions of the Midwestern, Southern and Eastern United States, the result of an extratropical cyclone that also produced

Un collage de dos fotos de Judy Heumann. A la izquierda; Una foto en blanco y negro de Judy Heumann en las protestas de 504 en los años 70. Judy es una mujer blanca con cabello marrón corto que usa una silla de ruedas. Lleva vasos y una chaqueta con un botón que dice "Sign 504 Now", está hablando apasionadamente en un micrófono. A la derecha; una foto de perfil de Judy Heumann, una mujer blanca con cabello castaño hasta los hombros con anteojos rojos, una camisa azul en V y un collar de oro. Ella está sonriendo calurosamente.

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Updated: March 6, 2023 by admin

BBC Sounds NewsHour: Recordando la ‘Madre’ del Movimiento de Derechos de Discapacidad de los Estados Unidos

In English

BBC Sounds NewsHour: Recordando la 'Madre' del Movimiento de Derechos de Discapacidad de los Estados Unidos

Una entrevista de voz publicada por BBC Sounds NewsHour el 5 de

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Posted: February 3, 2023 by admin

¿Qué es el Título 42?

ENGLISH

La Sección 265 del Título 42 es parte de la Ley del Servicio de Salud Pública del 1944 dirigida a prevenir la propagación de enfermedades transmisibles.

¿Qué hace el

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Updated: February 3, 2023 by admin

What is Title 42?

EN ESPAÑOL

Section 265 of Title 42 is part of the Public Health Service Act of 1944 aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

What does Title 42 do?

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Ending the COVID Emergency is a Disaster for Disabled People

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is appalled at the Biden Administration's lifting of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) as of May 11, 2023. By lifti

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Puerto Rico: Major Victory for People who are Electricity-Dependent

EN ESPAÑOL

On December 6, 2022, 100 organizations wrote a letter to congressional leadership in support of the initiative proposed by Congressman Grijalva, alongside 37 other Congresspeople, requesting the appropriation

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Updated: January 24, 2023 by admin

Puerto Rico: Gran victoria para personas dependientes de electricidad

IN ENGLISH

El 6 de diciembre de 2022, 100 organizaciones escribieron una carta a líderes del Congreso apoyando la iniciativa propuesta por el Congresista Grijalva junto con otros 37 Congresistas,

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Updated: December 6, 2022 by admin

[Carta de apoyo] Apoye la energía solar para personas con discapacidades en Puerto Rico

In English

Más sobre la iniciativa del Congreso aquí (enlace en inglés)

Descargue el PDF aquí

diciembre 6, 2022

La honorable Nancy Pelosi
Presidente de la Cámara de Representante
Cámara

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

[Sign-On Letter] Support Solar Power for People with Disabilities in Puerto Rico

En español

More about this Congressional Initiative Here

Download as PDF Here

December 6, 2022

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
United States House of Representatives

The Honorable

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Updated: February 5, 2024 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: April 6, 2022 by admin

[оновлено]Інформація для людей з інвалідністю

In English

Практична інформація для людей з інвалідністю, які хочуть евакуюватися з України під час нинішньої війни – Боротьба за право

Оскільки війна триває, люди з інвалідністю продовжуватимуть евакуюватися, і

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Updated: April 6, 2022 by admin

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

In Ukrainian

Practical information 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

Updated: June 1, 2023 by admin

REAADI & DRMA Congressional Briefing

Register by clicking here or below.

ASL (American Sign Language) Interpretation and CART (Communication Access Real-time Translation) will be provided.

Photo of younger light skinned man seated in front of an American flag, with text: Congressman Jim Langevin‘s office (D-RI). To the right is a photo of a light skinned middle-aged woman seated in front of an American flag, with text: Amy Nicholas, Senior Attorney Advisor, National Council on Disability. To the right is a photo of a younger man with brown skin outdoors, with text: Curtis Hill, Advocate, Disability Rights North Carolina. To the right is a photo of a younger light-skinned woman, with text: Carissa Johnson, CALKY, Murray Office Director.

Photo of a middle-aged light skinned woman, with text: Susan Prokop, National Advocacy Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America. To the right is a photo of a middle-aged woman holding a red fan during a dance performance, with a red flower in her hair, with text: Maria Palacios, Spanish Language Outreach Coordinator, SINS Invalid. To the right is a photo of a light skinned middle-aged man In front of an American flag, with text: Chris Littlewood, Council Member, Florida Independent Living Council. To the right as a photo of a middle-aged light-skinned woman, with taxed: Marcie Roth, executive Director and CEO, World Institute on Disability.

We will also be joined by representatives from the offices

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

The words of two wheelchair users in Bucha: “catastrophe”

An utterly devasted suburban area in Ukraine; debris litters the street, and homes have been leveled. It is smiky and hazy, difficult to see into the distance.

Anna Landre, Partnership Focal Point for Ukraine Crisis, has forwarded the following plea. It comes from Uliana Pcholkina and Vitaliy Pcholkin, partners of Fight For Right NGO, from

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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

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Don’t make nursing homes better; make them easier to get out of

Photo of Keith using a wheelchair. He is an older man with white hair and a beard; he smiles at the camera. He is wearing a winter jacket and sweatpants.

In response to the Biden administration’s FACT SHEET: Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation's Nursing Homes, released this week,

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

[SIGN ON] Response to the White House’s Missed Opportunity to Prioritize HCBS

On February 28, 2022, The Biden Administration released their FACT SHEET: Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation's Nursing Homes,

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

PRESS RELEASE: Ukrainians with Disabilities Call on State Actors to Prioritize Persons with Disabilities During War Evacuations

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2022

CONTACT:

Priya Penner: +1 (585) 944-3086

Anna Landre: +44 078 7366 273

media@disasterstrategies.org

UKRAINIANS WITH DISABILITIES CALL ON STATE ACTORS TO PRIORITIZE

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Fight for Right’s Call to Action: Prioritize Ukrainians with Disabilities

Fight for Right’s Call to Action:
Prioritize Ukrainians with Disabilities

Fight for Right Ukraine, a national Ukrainian Organisation of Persons with Disabilities,^[1] calls on the International community, the Ukrainian

Updated: June 1, 2023 by admin

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: February 5, 2024 by admin

[SIGN ON] Written Testimony for Hearing on “FEMA’s Priorities for 2022: Stakeholder Perspectives”

We've joined the World Institute on Disability (WID) in submitting written testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management for the

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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 5, 2024 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: February 5, 2024 by admin

Disability Community Response to 2/4 HHS Guidance

Rights Without Remedies Are No Rights At All

We applaud the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for issuing its February 4, 2022 guidance FAQs for Healthcare Providers

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Una Carta de los Co-Directores Ejecutivos

ENGLISH

Estamos ansiosos por el Año Nuevo donde continuaremos nuestra lucha colectiva por los derechos, necesidades e inclusión de las personas con discapacidad antes, durante y después de los desastres

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Updated: February 5, 2024 by admin

Opposition to Recent Ableist Remarks from CDC Director

This letter was sent to Dr. Walensky on 1/12/22.

On January 7, 2022 during an interview to Good Morning America, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Updated: December 30, 2021 by admin

2021: Boletín Anual

ENGLISH

El logotipo con el encabezado de El Partnership. Imagen del virus COVID-19. Texto: "LLAMADAS DIARIAS SOBRE COVID-19 Y DERECHOS DE DISCAPACIDAD. 6PM HORA DEL ESTE". Logotipo de Zoom.

Desde el 28 de febrero del 2020, hemos estado llevando a cabo llamadas diarias sobre los derechos de personas con discapacidad durante la pandemia del COVID-19 en las que

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Updated: December 30, 2021 by admin

2021: Year in Review

En Español

Since February 28, 2020, we have been holding Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights calls where partners across the nation come together each and every day to share good and

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies

Descargo de Responsabilidad de Justicia de Lenguaje

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