Below are upcoming events and recordings of past events available to the public.

This list gets updated at least once a week on Tuesdays.
If you would like an event added to this list, please email info@disasterstrategies.org.

Upcoming Events

• 1st Wednesdays of the month at 1pm ET - Washington Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP) Stakeholder Calls
  • • Email Jim.House@dshs.wa.gov for details and Zoom link
      • Next meeting: July 3, 2024
• Every Wednesday at 2pm ET - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition 
  • Next meeting: July 3rd 
    • Info and Register here
• 2nd Mondays of the month at 3pm ET - Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL): Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
  • Next meeting: July 8, 2024
    • Info here
    • Register here
• 7/9 at 1pm ET - FEMA Region 10 and Oregon Department of Emergency Management: Comunidades Preparadas para Desastres | Event for organizations Serving Spanish-speaking Communities: How to help during and after disasters
  • Info and Register here
• 7/10 at 2pm ET - FEMA Region 2 Individual and Community Preparedness Program and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH): Heat Vulnerability and Climate Change
  • Info and Register here
• 7/11 - 7/12 - International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (CDHSEM), and New York University (NYU): 2024 3rd Annual National Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Symposium
  • Info and Register here
• 7/17 at 1pm ET - FEMA Region 2 Individual and Community Preparedness Program and the NJ Department of Human Services: Pathway to Preparedness
  • Info and Register here
• 7/17 at 1pm ET - FEMA Region 10: Informational Webinar about FEMA's Integrating the Needs of Children Workshop
  • Info and Register here
• Third Thursdays of the month at 2pm ET - FEMA Region 10: Third Thursday Tips Series
  • • Next meeting: July 18, 2024
      • Info and Register here
• Third Thursdays of the month at 4pm ET - Colorado Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs: CMIST Monthly Resource and Information Meeting
  • Next meeting: July 18, 2024
    • Register here
• Last Mondays of the month at 2pm ET - Colorado Emergency Management: National State Level Access & Functional Needs Meeting
  • Next meeting: July 22, 2024
    • More and Register here
• 7/23 - 7/26 - National Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • Info and Register here
• 7/24 at 11am ET - FEMA Region 2 Community Preparedness Officer and FEMA’s Digital Accessibility Program Manager: What is Digital Accessibility?
  • Info and Register here
• 7/24 at 11am ET - FEMA Region 3: Planning for a Changing Climate
  • Info and Register here
• 7/31 at 2pm ET - FEMA Region 2: Adapting to Change: Drawing Lessons from Business Failures, Behavioral Shifts, and the Pitfalls of Complacency
  • Info and Register here
• Bi-monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 4pm ET - Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (AZ SILC): Arizona Partners in Preparedness Webinars
  • Next webinar: August 7th
    • Info here
    • Register here
• 8/22, 11/14 at 9pm ET - Quarterly Region 10 CERT Promising Practices Webinar
  • Info and Register here
• Pacific ADA Center: ADA Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
  • Info here
  • 9/24 at 12pm ET - Employment Rights
    • Register for 9/24 here (by 9/18)
  • 12/3 at 12pm ET - Effective Communication
    • Register for 12/3 here (by 11/25)

 

Past Events

• 3/29/24 - FEMA Podcast: Including People with Developmental Disabilities in Disaster Operations
• 3/8/24 - Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) Webinar: International Women Inspiring Disability Inclusion
• 3/7/24 - Alison Barkoff from ACL Testifies Before the U.S. Senate on the Importance of the Older Americans Act
  • Info here
  • Recording here
• 2/5/24 - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC): Webinar on FEMA's Recent Disaster Recovery Reforms
  • Webinar recording here
• 1/22/24 - The Partnership: Community Call on FEMA Reforms with ODIC
• June 2023 - Disability Vaccine Access Opportunities Center (DVAO): Supporting People with Disabilities During Public Health Emergencies
• California Disaster Coalition Topic Sessions
• 7/11/23 - 7/12/23 - International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Cal OES, Colorado Emergency Management, and NYU: National Access and Functional Needs Symposium Post-Event Package
• 6/22/23 - FEMA: Podcast Episode 117: A Recap of FEMA's Extreme Heat Summit and Discussion on How to Prepare Communities for Extreme Heat
• 6/20/23 - ACL in Senate Panel Discussion on the Importance of the Landmark SCOTUS Decision Olmstead v. L.C.
• 6/15/23 - Senate Hearing: Before Disaster Strikes: Planning for Older Americans and People with Disabilities in All Phases of Emergencies
• 6/8/23 - Elder Justice Coordinating Council: Meeting on Emergency Planning and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
  • Video recording here
  • Transcript here
• 4/11/23 - 4/13/23 - Colorado Access and Functional Needs Conference: Resources & Follow Up
• 3/9/23 - Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA): GADRA Activates to Türkiye and Syria
• 2/9/23 - Saving Institutional Lives Via Emergency Relocation (SILVER): "Still Dying in Place: Why and What Can We Do" Webinar
  • Webinar recording here
  • Slide deck here
  • Otter.ai transcript here
  • SILVER Emergency Relocation Toolkit here
• 9/8/22 & 10/13/22 - California Disaster Coalition Meeting: Topic Sessions
  • Topic Discussion - Emergency Registries: A Misleading, Harmful & Non-Inclusive Fix
    • Part 1 (9/8/22)
      • Recording Here
      • Slide Deck Here
    • Part 2 (10/13/22)
      • Recording Here
      • Slide Deck Here