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In the aftermath of a hurricane, the broken slabs of the floor to a home are on the ground, while the walls and roof are gone. Broken pieces of a wheelchair, including some footrests, lay in the debris. In the distance, naked, tor trees are visible against a blue sky. In the foreground is the logo for The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.
The header says "SOME WINTER WEATHER TIPS. ALGUNOS CONSEJOS DE CLIMA INVERNAL." A background graphic shows a snowy day and a bundled-up man seated in a wheelchair. A man is standing next to him putting a large blanket around him. The text over a phone graphic says: “Disabled, impacted by severe winter weather, and need help? Call/text the Disability and Disaster Hotline. 800-626-4959 or hotline@disasterstrategies.org. #DisabLedResponse” At the bottom right corner is the logo for The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, with a sun and 4 graphics inside the sun: a hurricane, a lightning storm cloud, a house with a split down the center, and a tornado depicted on a smartphone screen. Un gráfico de fondo muestra un día de nieve y un hombre abrigado sentado en una silla de ruedas. Un hombre está de pie junto a él y lo envuelve con una manta grande. El texto sobre un gráfico de teléfono dice: “¿Discapacitade, afectade por el clima invernal extremo y necesita ayuda? Llame/text a la línea directa de discapacidad y desastres. 800-626-4959 o hotline@disasterstrategies.org. #DisabLedResponse” En la esquina inferior derecha está el logotipo de The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, con un sol y 4 gráficos dentro del sol: un huracán, una nube de tormenta eléctrica, una casa con una división en el centro y un tornado representado en la pantalla de un teléfono inteligente.

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Posted: February 4, 2023 by admin

Winter Weather Tips / Consejos de clima invernal

Curated Winter Tips

According to weather.gov, extremely cold air comes every winter in at least part of the country and affects millions of people across the United States. The arctic

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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: January 31, 2023 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: January 24, 2023 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 20, 2023 by admin

New Census Data Shows U.S. Fails Disabled People After Disasters

Local man, Flip Polizzi Rivera, lives independently in Rochester, New York, in his own house, with his own furniture and tech devices, his own choices, and with the typical life

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An older brown woman wearing a dress and head scarf walks alongside some makeshift dwellings with cloth covered entrances. She is using crutches, and walking alongside a highway.

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Updated: January 18, 2023 by admin

UNDRR 2023 Survey for Persons with Disability and Disasters

TAKE THE SURVEY

Global Survey for Persons with Disability in Disaster-Prone Areas

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is once again conducting a survey designed for persons

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Updated: January 20, 2023 by admin

Study Shows People with Disability Experience More Severe COVID-19 Cases than People without Disability

In October 2022, on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2022, the Oxford University Press published “Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospitalization Outcomes and Patient Disposition Differ by

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A beautiful platter of holiday crepes and eggs sits on a table. Text overlays the photo: TWELVETIDES DRABBLES 2022! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24TH - FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH. In the upper corner is the circular sun logo for The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.

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Updated: December 29, 2022 by admin

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2022

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2022

December 24th, 2022 - January 6th, 2023

Write or draw, and raise money for
The Partnership!

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies was selected again this

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Updated: December 22, 2022 by admin

The Partnership Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities

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For Immediate Release
December 21, 2022
Contact: Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis, Directors@disasterstrategies.org

The Partnership Joins National Initiative to Support Local Vaccination Outreach Activities

As the nation enters the coldest

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Updated: December 6, 2022 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: November 11, 2022 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: October 5, 2022 by admin

One Thousand Ukrainians with Disabilities Aided with New Equipment

One Thousand Ukrainians with Disabilities Aided with New Equipment

Since Saturday, February 26th, two days after the russian invasion began, we at The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership)

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Satellite image of Hurricane Ian system above the state of Florida.

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Updated: October 5, 2022 by admin

Hurricane Ian: Support Disabled Disaster Survivors

Hurricane Ian:
Disabled Disaster Survivors Need Your Support

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Satellite image of Hurricane Ian system above the state of Florida.On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, Hurricane Ian impacted the Gulf Coast of Florida as a catastrophic Category 4,

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Hurricane Fiona – 5 Years Since Hurricane Maria

Thank you for your support to Disabled people throughout disasters over the years!

Now People with Disabilities in Puerto Rico Need Your Help Following Hurricane Fiona

September 20th marks five

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Commemorating the 32nd ADA Anniversary

A red white and blue graphic says: ADA 32, 1990-2022. Commemorate. Uphold. Enforce. In the lower right corner is the yellow sun logo for The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) commemorates the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We intentionally use the word “commemorate” rather than “celebrate” because, although

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

We’ve Partnered with the CDC’s Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC)

The CDC's Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) works with a variety of national and international partner organizations including community- and faith-based organizations, professional associations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies. On

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Statement on Overturning of Roe v. Wade

A sun with four images within it and the words "The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies" to the right of the sun. The four images are a hurricane, a thunderstorm cloud, a home with a split down the middle, and a tornado.

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is outraged at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal rights of women and all pregnant people to have an abortion.

During disasters,

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Today We Celebrate 23 Years of the Olmstead Decision

Twenty-three years ago today on June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court held in Olmstead v. L.C. that "unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation of

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities and Older People in Ukraine

On June 30, 2022, we sent the letter below with the 75 signatories to key US government leadership: Samantha Power, USAID Administrator; Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Civilian

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Surviving Hurricanes – The Disabled Experience: It’s Always a Harrowing Journey

How a quadriplegic man from New Orleans survived Hurricane Ida and what he’s doing to prepare for the 2022 hurricane season.

Swirling hurricane cloud from Ida, seen from a satellite view, as it makes landfall in New Orleans.

Hurricane Ida could not have picked a worse time

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

María Palacios, Sins Invalid “REAADI and DRMA Will Mean the Difference Between Life and Death”

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Urge Congress to support REAADI for Disasters Act
Urge Congress to support Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

María R. Palacios is a poet, writer, author, activist,

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Meet Congressman Jim Langevin, Disability and Disaster Champion

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Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI), Disabled Congressman, Champion of Disability Equity establishing a legacy of Inclusive Emergency Management.

Joining a distinguished guest roster, Congressman Langevin commended

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Statement Re: Public Transit Mask Mandate

From our colleagues at AAPD, ASAN, Be A Hero, Justice in Aging, and The Arc:

The recent ruling to end mask mandates on public transit has put the lives of

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Поради для чоловіків з інвалідністю, які евакуюються з України

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In English

Поради для чоловіків з інвалідністю, які евакуюються з України

Чоловіки з інвалідністю (віком 18-60 років) 

Чоловіки, які мають інвалідність І та ІІ групи можуть бути визнані тимчасово тимчасово

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Updated: September 23, 2022 by admin

Advice for men with disabilities evacuating Ukraine

Fight for Right typographic logo, with yellow Ukrainian typography, and black typography for English.
In Ukrainian

Advice for men with disabilities evacuating Ukraine

Men with disabilities (aged 18-60)

Men with disabilities of I and II groups may be declared temporarily unfit for military service

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Updated: March 28, 2022 by Jean Grover

REAADI & DRMA Congressional Briefing

A black and white photo of an ominous storm cloud approaching, with a wall of rain coming down. Red text says: REAADI & DRMA CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING, March 30, 2022, 4PM EDT. The REAADI FOR DISASTERS ACT logo in a yellow sun shape with type encircling the sun is to the right of the photo.

Register by clicking here or below. 

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

Featured speakers:
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: March 20, 2022 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: March 4, 2022 by Jean Grover

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

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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: March 7, 2022 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: March 1, 2022 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: March 2, 2022 by admin

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

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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

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Updated: February 23, 2022 by Jean Grover

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: March 7, 2022 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: February 19, 2022 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.

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Updated: February 7, 2022 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: January 26, 2022 by admin

Una Carta de los Co-Directores Ejecutivos

ENGLISH
GP & SS 2

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: January 27, 2022 by admin

A Letter from the Co-Executive Directors

EN ESPAÑOL
https://disasterstrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-letter.mp4

View the video above to access the letter in American Sign Language (ASL).

Click here to view this letter as a text-only Microsoft Word document.

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Updated: October 14, 2022 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 2, 2021 by admin

#GivingTuesday 2021

The Partnership's Get a Mug Campaign
Donate Directly to The Partnership

Thank you to everyone who supports us, and to all who donated during #GivingTuesday this week!

We have a
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Posted: October 8, 2021 by admin

View the REAADI and DRMA Virtual Press Conference Now!

On Thursday, August 5th, 2021 Senator Casey, along with 6 other Senators introduced REAADI (S. 2658) and DRMA (S. 2646) in the Senate.

On Friday, August 6th, 2021 Representative Langevin,

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Posted: September 2, 2021 by admin

Disability & Disaster Hotline: Ida Update

On the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana near Port Fourchon this past Sunday as a strong Category 4. The extent of the damage is

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Updated: November 17, 2022 by admin

VIDEO: Stakeholder Meeting with FEMA Administrator Criswell

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies hosted a Disability Community Stakeholders virtual meeting with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who was appointed by President Biden earlier

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Updated: July 14, 2021 by admin

Survey Report: Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to People with Disabilities

Introduction

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

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Posted: April 23, 2021 by admin

SURVEY: Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to People with Disabilities

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

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Updated: April 23, 2021 by admin

Our Portfolio

Review our portfolio to find out more about us, what we do, and our accomplishments!

The Partnership header logo: a sun with four images within it: a hurricane and thunderstorm cloud, a home with a split down the middle and a tornado. The words below the header read "The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies."Infographic: A yellow sun with text in the center of sun and text in each ray protruding from the sun. Text in center of the sun: Disability and Disaster Resource Hub. An image of The Partnership sun logo. Text below logo: Inclusive Emergency Management. Text in top ray (at 12:00): Technical Assistance. Text in ray to right (at 1:00): Local Engagement. Text in ray (at 3:00): Relief and Response. Text in ray (at 4:00): Hotline. Text in ray (at 6:00): Advocacy and Systems Change. Text in ray (at 7:00): Info and Referral. Text in ray (at 9:00): Community Resilience. Text in ray (at 11:00): Resource and Training.Text that reads: “The mission of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is equal access to emergency programs and services for people with disabilities and people with access and functional needs before, during, and after disasters.” Text goes on: “We achieve our mission through: Unwavering support for local disability organizations; Community engagement, organizing and leadership development; Advocacy and public policy; Training and education; Research and technical assistance; Disability-led disaster response and community resilience.” The Partnership’s logo sits to the right.Slide title reads: “Our Team” on the top left of the slide. The Partnership sun logo sits below the slide title. It is a sun with four images within it: a hurricane and thunderstorm cloud, a home with a split down the middle and a tornado. The words "The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies" are around disaster images and around the words are the sun rays. Headshot photo of Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi. To the left sits Shaylin with a smile, a young woman with light skin, long curly brown hair wearing a black top. To her right, in his wheelchair sits Germán with a slight grin. He has brown skin, and shoulder-length curly dark brown hair wearing a white button up shirt. Headshot photo of Melissa Marshall. She is a middle-aged woman with light skin and pixie cut brown hair. She is sitting in her scooter smiling with her hand slightly propped under her chin, wearing red glasses and a black shirt with an auburn cardigan overtop. Headshot of Priya Penner. A brown woman with curly black hair and a nose piercing, smiles at the camera. She’s wearing a red-orange cardigan and a cream color shirt sitting in her power wheelchair. Headshot of Stephanie Hydal. A woman with light skin and short dark brown pixie cut wearing sun glasses smiling at the camera with green plants behind her. Headshot of Colleen Roche. Woman with light skin and long brown straight hair, smiling at camera sits in her wheelchair wearing a black shirt with a multi colored scarf. Headshot of Jessica Snowadsky. A woman with light asian skin and shoulder length straight ombre hair, smiling at camera wearing a green top.Slide title reads: “Our Board” on the top left of the slide.. Photo of Millie Gonzalez. A woman with brown skin, shoulder length dark brown curly hair, wearing a green top. Sitting in her wheelchair, holds a microphone and papers as she smiles at a not pictured audience. Headshot of Bianca Waliddin. A black woman smiles at the camera wearing a black top and black headscarf. Headshot of Katie Pechon. A woman with light skin and blond shoulder length straight hair and bright blue eyes slightly smiling at camera. Headshot of Marcie Roth. A woman with light skin, light brown bob-cut hair style, and wearing red glasses smiles at camera. She is wearing a navy blue top with a white pearl necklace. Photo of Mike Oxford. An older man with light skin and bald head, sitting in his scooter smiling up at the camera. He is wearing a red t-shirt with a black blazer overtop. The Partnership sun logo sits on the bottom right of the slide. It is a sun with four images within it: a hurricane and thunderstorm cloud, a home with a split down the middle and a tornado. The words "The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies" are around disaster images and around the words are the sun raysSlide title reads: “Our History” on the top left of the slide. Text then lists highlights from each year since 2016: “2016: The Partnership was incorporated, and acted as a program of our founding organization, Portlight Strategies (which led humanitarian response and relief initiatives to meet the needs of disaster-impacted disabled communities for over 20 years) to focus on disability-inclusive emergency management, community organizing, policy, advocacy, and training. 2017: 1) Activated the Disability and Disaster Hotline in response to Hurricane Harvey. 2) Deployed a disability-led team to Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma. 2018: 1) Assisted disaster-impacted people with disabilities through remote technical assistance and information/referral in response to Hurricanes Michael and Florence. 2) Getting It Right National Inclusive Emergency Management Conference. 2019: 1) Leadership change at The Partnership. 2) The Partnership received its 501(c)3 recognition under the IRS, becoming independent of Portlight, with Portlights’ legacy of direct disaster relief functions absorbed into The Partnership as our “Portlight Relief Division.” 3) Deployed a disabled-led team to the Bahamas in response to Hurricane Dorian.”Slide title reads: “Our History” on the top left of the slide. Text then lists highlights from 2020 and 2021: “2020: 1) Increased our organization’s capacity by on-boarding our staff/team. 2) Provided remote technical assistance to disaster-impacted people with disabilities in Puerto Rico in response to the major earthquakes. 3) Third deployment of disabled-led team to Bahamas most impacted Island in response to Hurricane Dorian. 4) Active since February 28, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. 4a) National Disability Rights Call To Action; 4b) Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights Calls ; 4c) Resource Center and Technical Assistance; 4d) Disability & Disaster Hotline as an Information/Referral Hub 5) Responded to Concurrent Disasters through remote technical assistance and information/referral to disaster-impacted people with disabilities and disability-led organizations. 5a) Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Teddy, Delta, Eta, and Iota 5b) Wildfires in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado 5c) Iowa Derecho and Tornadoes 6) Initiated our COVID-19 Community-Wide Resilience Initiative. 7) 2020 Newsletter: Year In Review (w/hyperlink: https://disasterstrategies.org/2020-newsletter-year-in-review/)” “2021: 1) COVID-19 Advocacy, Response, and Technical Assistance. 2) National Disability Rights Call To Action: A Year Later 3) Responding to Extreme Winter Weather in the South (Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi) through remote technical assistance and information/referral to disaster-impacted people with disabilities and disability-led organizations. 4) Still building our plane as we fly it!”Graphic: blue cloud in center of graphic with text in center, the cloud has four yellow lightning bolts protruding at top and bottom and side to side. At the end of each lightning bolt is a light purple cloud with different text in each cloud. Text in center blue cloud: Community-Wide Disaster Resilience. Text in top purple cloud: Equal Access. Text in bottom purple cloud: Commitment to Civil Rights Protections. Text in right purple cloud: Inclusion. Text in left purple cloud: Independence. Text to the right of the graphic reads: “Our core values of equal access, inclusion, independence, and commitment to civil rights protections continually guide our work towards a future where community readiness is achieved and sustained for everyone through a shared and unwavering commitment to accessibility, universal design, and reasonable accommodation/modification before, during, and after disasters. Experience has shown us that these values of equal access, inclusion, independence, and commitment to civil rights protections are imperatives for achieving and sustaining community-wide disaster resilience.”Slide title reads: “How We Do It” on the top left of the slide. There are four main sections of text on this slide. Section one has text that says: “Technical Assistance ” and lists bullets: “Information, Resources, Referrals; Navigating Emergency Management; Customized Trainings; Gap Analysis; Continuity of Operations Plans; Exercises and Drills; Conferences”. Section two has text that says: “Relief and Response” and lists two bullets: “Disability and Disaster Hotline; Disabled-led Deployment”. Section three has text that says: “Community Resilience” and lists bullets: “Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights Calls: Bringing disability-led organizations, emergency managers, public health officials, first responders, advocates, and allies together daily to address disability-related rising issues, good and promising practices, and information and resource sharing related to the COVID-19 pandemic”; “Weekly National Stakeholder Calls: Since Hurricane Harvey we have held weekly National Stakeholder Calls where a wide range of stakeholders with the shared interest in the disaster related rights and needs of people with disabilities engage with one another.”; “Local Engagement: When disasters strike we reach out to disability-led organizations and allies in the impacted and surrounding areas to set up disabled-led and disability focused emergency operation center calls where a wide range of partners collectively address the rights and needs of disabled people.” And section four has text that says: “Advocacy and Systems Change” and lists two bullets: “Advocate and Educate Program and Policy Change; Drive changes that proactively assure compliance with civil rights obligations before, during, and after disasters”.Slide title reads: “We Bring Together” on the top left of the slide. Infographic sits in the center of the slide. It is of: one circle with The Partnership sun logo in the center with six different colored 3-D protruding circles with text in center of each circle. Text in top circle (at 12:00): Emergency Managers. Local, State, Tribal, Territories, Federal. Access and Functional Needs Coordinators. Text in circle to right (at 2:00): Public Health Officials. Local, State, Tribal, Territories, Federal. Text in circle (at 4:00): Centers for Independent Living and Protection & Advocacy Agencies. CFI, LRI, Atlantis, ACI, ECNV, HCIL, DRTX, DRNC. Text in circle (at 6:00): Disability-Led Organizations and Committed Allies. NCIL, APRIL, AAPD, WID, ASAN, NDRN, ILRU, CPR, The Arc, CCD, GADRA, GIRDD-LAC. Text in circle (at 8:00): First Responders. American Red Cross, Trach Mommas, FODAC, OpenWorld Relief, OTG, Rubicon, WCK. Text in circle (at 10:00) Federal Agencies. DHS CRCL, HHS ACL, FEMA, CDC.Slide title reads: “Why We Do This” on the top left of the slide. Text in a circle that reads: “People with disabilities are 2-to-4 times more likely to die or be injured in a disaster, emergency, or crisis than non-disabled people. - United Nations This is largely due to lack of equal access to information, resources, and services before, during, and after disasters. The Partnership is the only organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises.”Slide title reads: “What Is The Opportunity” on the top left of the slide. Text in the middle of the slide reads: “Ongoing funding for The Partnership to sustain this life-saving work” Below the text is a stock photo graphic of two people shaking hands, but only their arms/hands are visible. One hand is brown with a black sleeve while the other hand is light skin with a light grey sleeve and a dollar is clasped between them.Slide title reads: “What Your Support Will Do” on the top left of the slide. Bulleted are: “Increase Our Capacity; Make Our Shop a Free Resource Hub; Strengthen Our Hotline; Make Our Community Calls Fully Accessible” Below that text is another list: “This Equates To: Empowering Local Community Resilience; Saving Lives; Connecting Tools/Resources to People Most Impacted”Slide title reads: “Contact Us” on the top left of the slide. Text mid-slid reads: “112 N. 8th Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia PA 19107 Disability & Disaster Hotline: 800.626.4959 or info@disasterstrategies.org Contact Our Co-Executive Directors Shaylin Sluzalis & Germán Parodi: directors@disasterstrategies.org 570.777.0268 & 215.971.0660”

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Infographic: What We Do!

Image Description: An Infographic with 7 frames: 

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
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Life Saving and Life Sustaining Actions Needed Immediately

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.)

[Image blue arrow that points to text:]
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
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COVID-19 & Institutions

Infogrpahic image with two frames: Frame 1: Image:The shape of the USA with a spherical red COVID-19 viral particle. Text: 266,000+ Deaths from COVID-19* *As of November 30, 2020; Red arrow directs to next frame. Frame 2: Text: Marginalized communities are most impacted: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Disabled people, and older adults. Image: a woman of color wheelchair user, she has gray hair and glasses. A blonde woman stands behind with hands on the wheelchair handles.

Infographic image with two frames: Frame 1: Image: an illustration of a big institutional building with a flag on top. Text:  People in institutional settings, such as nursing facilities,  group homes, and prisons are are especially impacted by COVID-19. Frame 2: Text:Over 101,000+ people who live or work in nursing facilities have died. (*As of Nov. 30, 2020 (NYTimes))  Image: an illustration of a graveyard with many gravestones. 

Infographic image with two frames of just text: Frame 1: Despite only being .6% of the population, nursing facility deaths make up 39%* deaths from COVID-19. (*As of November 30, 2020 (NYTimes)) Frame 2: Across the nation, thousands of
group homes, psychiatric facilities, jails, and prisons have had COVID-19 outbreaks and deaths.

Infographic image with one frame: Image: white skull in black circle. Text:  Institutions pack people into shared spaces and are "death pits." Due to lack of reporting standards and requirements: We will never know how many institutionalized people have unnecessarily and inhumanely died from COVID-19.
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
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Updated: October 21, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

22 Octubre / 22 October: Conversatorio #3 Respuesta y recuperación inclusivas frente a las consecuencias socioeconómicas de la pandemia / Conversation #3: Inclusive Response and Recovery to the Socioeconomic Consequences of the Pandemic

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Posted: October 14, 2020 by admin

Devon’s Independence After Hurricane Dorian

Disaster Justice Means Ensuring People With Disabilities Have Access to Resources

In early September 2019, Category 5 Hurricane Dorian caused widespread destruction in the Bahamas, targeting Great Abaco Island. Thousands … Read more

GADRA logo; 6 arrows, each a different color of the rainbow, wrapping up and around an abstract sphere. Text: Global Disability + Disaster Town Hall #4. Thursday, October 15, 2020. 12 to 1 PM EDT/4 to 5 PM UTC. International Sign and captions in English. Blue background with golden yellow accents.

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Updated: October 13, 2020 by admin

October 15: Global Disability & Disaster Town Hall #4

Join us on Thursday, October 15 at 12:00 – 1:00 PM (EDT) / 4 pm – 5 pm UTC via Zoom for the fourth (4th) town hall discussing disasters, disabilities, … Read more

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Updated: October 5, 2020 by admin

CICLO DE CONVERSATORIOS / CONVERSATION SERIES

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 … Read more

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Updated: September 23, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

Webinario Sobre Salud, Discapacidad, y COVID-19 / Webinar on Health, Disability and COVID-19

24 DE SEPTIEMBRE / SEPTEMBER 24

15:00 HRS. EDT / 3:00 PM EDT NEW YORK

El webinario se transmitirá en Facebook /  The Webinar will stream on Facebook

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Updated: September 24, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

The Partnership Statement on Passing 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths

200,000 people in the United States have died from COVID-19.

We grieve for the many people with disabilities, older adults, and Disabled Black and People of Color who died needlessly.
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Updated: September 18, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

Celebrating 1 Year as Co-Directors!

Today marks one year since Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis received the torch as the Co-Executive Directors of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies!

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Updated: September 15, 2020 by admin

Wildfire Resources: Oregon & Washington

Washington Resources:

This information is from Jim House, Disability Integration Manager Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP).

o   Wildfires in Washington http://fireinfo.dnr.wa.gov/

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Updated: August 31, 2020 by admin

English/Español Flyer: Disability & Disaster Hotline #HurricaneLaura, #COVID19 & #CAFires

Flyer header: Image: Yellow sun logo with 4 inset icons representing hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, and earthquakes. Big red text: The Partnership. Smaller blue text: For Inclusive Disaster Strategies. 

Flyer text:  People with disabilities and Older adults in disaster-impacted areas who need disaster assistance, contact our Disability & Disaster Hotline (800) 626-4959  info@disasterstrategies.org Available 24/7 | 365 Days a year. We are here to help! #HurricaneLaura #COVID19 #CAFires #AginginDisasters #DisabledinDisasters #DisabilityInclusion
The Partnership Flyer Disability & Disaster Flyer in English
Photo: Logo sol amarillo. En su centro hay 4 iconos representando huracanes, tornados, tormentas y terremotos. Texto rojo en grande: The Partnership. Texto pequeño en azul: For Inclusive Disaster Strategies

Texto: Personas con discapacidades y adultos mayores en área impactadas por desastres y necesitan asistencia, pueden contactarnos a  nuestra Línea de Asistencia: Discapacidades y Desastres
(800) 626-4959 info@disasterstrategies.org 
Disponible 24\7 Los 365 días del año
¡Estamos aquí para ayudar!
#HuracánLaura #COVID19 #Incendios #AdultosMayores #Discapacidad #Desastres #Inclucion
The Partnership Disability & Disaster Hotline Flyer in Spanish
English: Disability Disaster Hotline Flyer Download
Español: Información Línea de Asistencia: Discapacidades
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Updated: September 21, 2020 by admin

REPORT: Failures in COVID-19 Response Harm People with Disabilities and Older Adults

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies released a report tracking 154 consecutive daily stakeholder calls on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and older adults throughout … Read more

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Posted: July 31, 2020 by admin

OCR Complaint Filed by National Organizations on Behalf of the Family of Michael Hickson

July 31, 2020

Roger Severino
Director, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington DC 20201

RE: Complaint of Disability Discrimination filed

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Updated: July 31, 2020 by admin

The Partnership Statement on the HEALS Act

TAKE ACTION! THE HEALS ACT DOESN’T INCLUDE US! 

On July 27th, the Senate Republicans released the HEALS Act, a COVID relief package of several bills that fundamentally harm disabled people. … Read more

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Updated: July 26, 2020 by admin

Statement: The 30th Anniversary of the ADA During a Pandemic

Today is the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
 
Despite the 30 years, the inequality people with disabilities experience daily continues to exacerbate the
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Updated: July 23, 2020 by admin

NPR Story on Disability & Disasters- featuring our Executive Directors!

Yesterday, July 22nd, National Public Radio published an article and aired an audio piece on disasters and disability, entitled,  “Disaster Relief for the Elderly and Disabled is Already Hard, Now … Read more

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Updated: July 13, 2020 by admin

The Partnership Statement to Relocate Congregate Facilities #SaveDisabledLivesNow

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is the only U.S. disability-led organization [and one out of only two global] with a focused mission on equal access, disability rights … Read more

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Updated: July 8, 2020 by Priya Penner

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies DEMAND JUSTICE for the murder of Michael Hickson

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, our partners and allies denounce the murder of Michael Hickson, a 46-year-old disabled Black man. Mr. Hickson was admitted to St. David’s Austin

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Updated: July 8, 2020 by admin

July 16 | 4 pm-6 pm EST Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster

& A Panel Discussion on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Disaster Planning

Flyer: Text: Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster Images: An illustration with a building in the background with water tower, palm tree and  5 women of color, 1 man of color, and a teenage-boy, a puerto Rico flag, and two news papers. 1 has text about Katrina and one says "heat wave deaths, 400 in Chicago"-  Close up of hands holding flyers. Top Flyer has logos for: Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities; National Council of Independent Living, and the sun logo for the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies and Working Films.

     Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi,

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Updated: June 30, 2020 by admin

Juneteenth Congressional Briefing on Inequality & Disproportionate Impacts of COVID Response

Full Transcript

On June 19th, The Partnership organized a Juneteenth Congressional Briefing, entitled Inequality And The Disproportionate Impacts Of COVID Response On Black Disabled Communities. The briefing was presented in … Read more

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Updated: June 22, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

Statement on the 21st Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision

Today is the anniversary of the Olmstead Supreme Court Decision. The Olmstead Decision asserted that people with disabilities have the right to state-funded community supports, instead of institutions. (https://www.olmsteadrights.org/about-olmstead/

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Updated: June 19, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

Juneteenth Briefing

A Juneteenth Congressional Briefing Flyer: 

Image: Yellow Sun logo for the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.  

Text:  Join The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies to
Commemorate Juneteenth with a Congressional Briefing on the
INEQUALITY AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS OF COVID
RESPONSE ON BLACK DISABLED COMMUNITIES
Friday, June 19, 2020 11:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. ET
CART and ASL will be provided.
Requests for additional accommodations: info@disasterstrategies.org
Presented in collaboration with Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of Bipartisan Disabilities caucus
and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Join to hear from our

Panelists Angel Love Miles
Ph.D- Image: a person in vibrant blue shirt with blue eyeshadow smiling and looking at the camera; 

Anita Cameron- image: a person with long dreadlocks looking at the camera and smiling, wearing a vibrant red shirt. 


 Justice Shorter- Image: aperson wearing a gray suitcoat and sunglasses smiling to the camera.
 
Tyree Brown - Image person sitting in a wheelchair, with shoulder-length braids, looking at the camera,  wearing yellow plaid pants and a white shirt with the image of a rose.

and
Moderated by Valerie Novack- Image: A person with shoulder length wavy hair, black glasses, and blue floral top, smiling at the camera.






CART and ASL will be provided.
Requests for additional accommodations: info@disasterstrategies.org
Presented in collaboration with Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of Bipartisan Disabilities caucus
and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Join The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies to Commemorate Juneteenth with a Congressional Briefing on the

INEQUALITY AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS OF COVID RESPONSE ON BLACK DISABLED COMMUNITIES 

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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.

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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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Posted: January 23, 2023 by admin

Redirecting Emergency Registries: Community Driven Solutions

This document is a guide for advocates and allies to educate and spread awareness about the harms and ineffectiveness of registries for people with disabilities in disasters. 

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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
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Updated: November 8, 2022 by admin

How to File a Civil Rights Complaint

When to File a Civil Rights Complaint

If you have been discriminated against or feel your civil rights were violated at any time during the disaster process, you should consider

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Updated: April 6, 2022 by admin

[оновлено]Інформація для людей з інвалідністю

Fight for Right typographic logo, with yellow Ukrainian typography, and black typography for English.
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

Fight for Right typographic logo, with yellow Ukrainian typography, and black typography for English.
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

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Updated: April 2, 2022 by admin

Інформація для людей з інвалідністю

Fight for Right typographic logo, with yellow Ukrainian typography, and black typography for English.

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

Fight for Right typographic logo, with yellow Ukrainian typography, and black typography for English.

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 19, 2022 by admin

SILVER: Emergency Relocations – How CIL’s Can Tap Into FEMA Reimbursement

"The SILVER Project - A national collaboration. Saving Institutional Lives Via Emergency Relocation." to the right is text within a badge circle "SAVE LIVES"

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: 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 &

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Updated: December 30, 2021 by admin

2021: Boletín Anual

ENGLISH
Gráfico con burbujas de discurso. Texto: "2021: Boletín Anual"
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
Graphic with speech bubbles. Text: "2021: Year In Review Newsletter"
The Partnership header logo. Image of COVID virus. Text: "DAILY COVID-19 DISABILITY RIGHTS CALLS. 6PM ET". Zoom logo.

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

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Updated: December 28, 2021 by admin

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2021

Twelvetide Drabbles Challenge 2021

December 24th, 2021 - January 6th, 2022

Write or draw, and raise money for
The Partnership!

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies was selected again this

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Updated: December 28, 2021 by admin

Sus Derechos en un Desastre

En inglés

Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad en Refugios y en Respuesta a Desastres y Emergencias

  • A las personas con discapacidad no se les puede negar el acceso a
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Updated: March 6, 2022 by admin

Your Rights in a Disaster

En español

Disability Rights in Shelters and in Disaster/Emergency Response

  • People with disabilities cannot be denied access to shelters (shelters cannot discriminate when providing safety, comfort, or basic needs).
  • Service
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Updated: August 29, 2021 by admin

Hurricane Ida Alert

As Hurricane Ida makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana, our Disability and Disaster Hotline is responding to disaster-impacted disabled people and connecting them to resources on the

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Updated: August 29, 2021 by admin

Remembering Benny: Hurricane Katrina 16th Anniversary as Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana

Sixteen years ago, as Hurricane Katrina was approaching Louisiana, Marcie Roth, now a current Board member for The Partnership, got a call from long-time disability rights leader, Susan Daniels. Susan

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