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

• 10/22 at 2pm ET - FEMA Voluntary Organization Information Sharing and Engagement (VOISE) Partner Call: Operations Update: Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton
  • Register here
• 10/23 at 1pm ET - FEMA Region 2 Individual and Community Preparedness Program and the NJ Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC): Navigating the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape
  • Info and Register here
• Every Wednesday at 2pm ET - National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition 
  • Next meeting: October 23rd 
    • Info and Register here
• 10/23 at 3pm ET - CDC: Health Equity in Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Info and Register here
• 10/24 at 9:30am ET - FEMA Region 2 National Preparedness Division: You are the Help Until Help Arrives
  • Info and Register here
• 9/26, 10/24, 11/18 at 2pm ET - Ability Central, CERV of Monterey Peninsula, Patient-Provider Communication, The Partnership - Tools2Use: Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Effective Communication
  • Info and Register here
• Last Mondays of the month at 2pm ET - Colorado Emergency Management: National State Level Access & Functional Needs Meeting
  • Next meeting: October 28, 2024
    • More and Register here
• 10/30 at 2pm ET - FEMA Region 2 National Preparedness Division: Planning for Your Pets, Assistance and Service Animals in an Emergency
  • Info and Register here
• [Save the Dates] 11/6 an 11/7 at 12pm ET - FEMA Annual Civil Rights Summit
  • More details coming soon
• 11/6 at 11am ET - FEMA Region 2 National Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Divisions: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Application Tips
  • Info and Register here
• 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: November 6, 2024
• 2nd Mondays of the month at 3pm ET - Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL): Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
  • Next meeting: November 11, 2024 (No Oct meeting)
    • Info here
    • Register here
• 11/14 at 9pm ET - Quarterly Region 10 CERT Promising Practices Webinar
  • Info and Register here
• 11/14/24 - 1/16/25 at 12pm ET - FEMA and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Back2Basics Series
  • Info here
  • 11/14 - Building to Minimum Standards Could Flood Your Town, Offering 2
    • 11/14 Info here
    • 11/14 Register here
  • 12/12 - Floodplain Administration Basic Responsibilities, Offering 1
    • 12/12 Info here
    • 12/12 Register here
  • 1/16/25 - Floodplain Administration Basic Responsibilities, Offering 2
    • 1/16 Info here
    • 1/16 Register here
• Third Thursdays of the month at 2pm ET - FEMA Region 10: Third Thursday Tips Series
  • • Next meeting: November 21, 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: November 21, 2024
    • Register here
• Pacific ADA Center: ADA Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
  • Info here
  • 12/3 at 12pm ET - Effective Communication
    • Register for 12/3 here (by 11/25)
• 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: December 4th
    • Info here
    • Register here

 

Past Events

• 8/20/24 - 8/22/24 - Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Forward Together: Shaping the Future of Disaster Human Services
• 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