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Disability Disaster Preparedness Trainings for CIL of Gulf Coast

Thank you for attending The Partnership's Trainings on
Disability Disaster Preparedness for You!

This page is meant to serve as a continuing resource. Below are the training recordings and materials provided to CIL of Gulf Coast consumers and staff.

If you have any accessibility questions or concerns, please reach out to Priya Penner at priya@disasterstrategies.org.

Session 1: Disability Rights in Disasters

Presented on May 16, 2024

Presented by Melissa Marshall, J.D.

The Disability Rights in Disasters training objectives are to build confidence in understanding:

  • People with disabilities have rights in disasters
  • What some of those rights are, and 
  • How to advocate for your rights.

Materials:

Session 2: Personal Disaster Preparedness for Disabled People

Presented on May 23, 2024

Presented by Melissa Marshall, J.D., and Shari Myers

The training objectives are to have an overview of:

  • When to shelter-in-place vs evacuate
  • What to include in your shelter-in-place emergency kit
  • What to include in your evacuation go bag
  • How to get ready for disasters and emergencies

Materials:

Session 3: FEMA 2024 Individual Assistance Reforms

Presented on May 30, 2024

Presented by Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi

The training objectives are to have an overview of:

  • FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) program
  • Recent changes to FEMA IA
  • How to apply for FEMA disaster assistance

Materials:

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