On April 27, 2021, The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies circulated a survey asking about vaccine equity and access for disabled people in the United States.
The survey had three (3) goals:
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 masking guidance. We join National Nurses United, the largest
Now that vaccine distribution is picking up pace rapidly, we want to find where people with disabilities continue to face barriers in accessing the COVID-19 vaccine. Please take 10 minutes to fill out our survey, Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to
March 5, 2021
One year ago, The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, the World Institute on Disability, and the National Council on Independent Living issued a National Disability Rights Call To Action to federal, state, and local governments to remind
Department of Homeland Security
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and
Disability Community Stakeholder Listening Session
On February 4, 2021, The Partnership hosted a listening session between The Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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)
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Frame 1:
A yellow sun logo with inset icons representing hurricanes, storms, tornados, and earthquakes. Text: The Partnership For inclusive Disaster Strategies
We are the only US-based, national, [red text] Disability-led, [teal text] Disaster Organization. Green checkmark: black text: Disability Rights & Full Inclusion; Green Checkmark: text: Before, During, & After Disasters.
Frame 2: Illustration of a hand holding a cellphone with The Partnership yellow sun logo and a green phone ringing icon. Red Text: 24/7 Disability & Disaster Hotline; black text: January - March 2021; Big font, red text: 400+ calls. Smaller text: Assistance, Referrals, Resources.
Frame 3: 4 navy blue circles with icons representing: food, water, shelter, medication. Text underneath: We help disaster-impacted disabled people access food, water, shelter, medication, durable medical equipment, and more!
Frame 4: Image: A flip calendar with every single day marked off with a green checkmark. Next to the calendar, two green checkmarks. Checkmark 1 text: Weekly National
Stakeholder Calls; Checkmark 2 text: DAILY Disability Rights & COVID-19 Calls. Text: Attendees: Disability rights activists; local, state, and national emergency managers and public health officials.
Frame 5: 2 Images and text. Image 1: Illustration of a woman of color wearing a white mask, with her finger pointed up. Image 2: illustration of a box of vaccines with a syringe lying next to it. Red text: COVID-19 & DISABILITY RIGHTS TRAININGS. Black text: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INITIATIVE & Accessible Vaccine Sites
Frame 6: Image: illustration of a green plant with long straggly roots; Text: Grassroots; For us, By us
Frame 7: Black text: Support our work; Red Text: Donate Today](https://disasterstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/169071114_4022500967809440_3810075231769760459_n-1.png)
![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)