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, along with 7 other Representatives, introduced REAADI (H.R. 4938) in

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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 still unknown; power is still off for more than a

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Updated: September 1, 2021 by admin

VIDEO: Stakeholder Meeting with FEMA Administrator Criswell

On Tuesday, August 17, 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 this year. Seven disabled panelists, joined by over 100 stakeholders, spoke

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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 three (3) goals:

To learn about the barriers disabled people

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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 to fill out our survey, Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to

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Updated: April 26, 2021 by admin

The Partnership’s HAA Guiding Principles

The Home and Community-Based Services Access Act (HAA), a new piece of legislation in development aims to “establish a baseline criteria for the delivery of HCBS across the country and to make those foundational services an entitlement under Medicaid. Creating

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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!

Slide 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.”

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: “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!

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Updated: February 9, 2021 by admin

2020 Newsletter: Year In Review

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

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Updated: January 5, 2021 by admin

Life Saving and Life Sustaining Actions Needed Immediately

Hyperlinks
California’s Approach
Connecticut’s Approach
Category B—emergency protective measures
FEMA PAS Guidance

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Updated: December 1, 2020 by admin

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.

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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

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)

El texto: CICLO DE
CONVERSATORIOS
Organizado por la Red de Gestión Inclusiva del Riesgo y Discapacidad de América Latina y el Caribe (Red GIRDD LAC)

Conversatorio #1: Salud, discapacidad y COVID-19 - 24 Septiembre 2020

15.00 hrs - Washington
13.00 hrs - Centroamérica
14.00 hrs - Perú/Ecuador
16.00 hrs - Chile

Conversatorio #2
discapacidad Y atención de otras emergencias - 08 Octubre 2020

15.00 hrs - Washington
13.00 hrs - Centroamérica
14.00 hrs - Perú/Ecuador
16.00 hrs - Chile

Conversatorio #3

Respuesta y recuperación inclusivas frente a las consecuencias socioeconómicas de la pandemia - 22 Octubre 2020

15.00 hrs - Washington
13.00 hrs - Centroamérica
14.00 hrs - Perú/Ecuador
16.00 hrs - Chile

Disponible con interpretación en lengua de señas y subtítulos en español.

Integran la Red: ASB, CBM, HI, OEA, ONEMI-CHILE, ONG Inclusiva,
PAHO/WHO, PIDS, RET International, RIADIS, SNGRE-Ecuador, UNDRR, UNICEF

Red de Gestion Inclusiva del Riesgo de Desastres y Discapaciad de America Latina y el Caribe (Red GIRRD-LAC)

Text: Conversation Series Organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability (GIRDD-LAC Network)

Conversation #1: Health, Disability
and COVID-19; 24 September 2020 3:00 PM (New York Time / ET)

Conversation #2: COVID-19, Disability, and Other Emergencies - 08 October 2020 | 3:00 PM (New York Time / ET); Conversation #3: Inclusive Response and Recovery to the Socioeconomic Consequences of the Pandemic- 22 October 2020 3:00 PM (New York Time / ET) With English/Spanish interpreting and ASL With Participation from: ASB, CBM, HI, OAS, ONEMI-CHILE, ONG Inclusiva,
PAHO/WHO, PIDS, RET International, RIADIS, SNGRE-Ecuador, UNDRR, UNICEF

Conversatorio #3 Respuesta y recuperación inclusivas frente a las consecuencias socioeconómicas de la pandemia;

22 de Octubre de 2020

13:00 Hrs. Honduras | El Salvador

14:00 Hrs. Colombia | Peru
Ecuador | Mexico

15:00 Hrs. New York | Cuba | Bolivia Venezeula | Paraguay

16:00 Hrs. Argentina | Chile | Uruguay

Facebook Live: @OEA - Inclusión, Acceso a Derechos y Equidad
@ONG Inclusiva
@ASB America Latina

fotografia 1: Sara Mia Noguera
Organización de Estados Americanos, OEA

fotografia 2: Eric Stener Carlson
Organización Internacional del Trabajo, OIT

fotografia 3: Cynthia Brizuela
Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF

fotografia 4: Carlos Kaiser
ONG Inclusiva

fotografia 5: Jennifer Guralnick, Officina regional para Américas y el Caribe de las Nacionales Unidas para la Reduccíon del Riesgo de Desastres UNDRR

Presenta: Amélie Teisserenc
Humanity and Inclusion (HI)

Modera: Ricardo Toro, Oficina Nacional de Emergencias de Chile (ONEMI)

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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 evacuated, including people with disabilities and older adults, while many …

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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, and resource allocation.

GADRA’s 4th Town Hall:

Coincides with International

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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 Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability (GIRDD-LAC Network)

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COVID-19, DISABILITY AND OTHER EMERGENCIES; 08 October, 2020; 3:00 PM (New York Time/ET) 1:00 PM Guatemala | Nicaragua
El Salvador | Honduras

2:00 PM Colombia | Ecuador
Peru | Mexico

3:00 PM New York | Venezuela
Bolivia | Paraguay
Cuba

4:00 PM Argentina | Chile
Uruguay

Facebook Live: @PartnershipforInclusiveDisasterStrategies

Photo 1: Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian Organization of
American States (OAS); PHoto 2: Marta Gutiérrez Humanity and Inclusion; Photo 3: Germán Parodi - The Partnership; Photo 4 Faber Mosquera Alvarez
UNGRD; Photo 5: Presenting: Ingrid Estrella CBM; Moderating: Alberto Gomez ASB

CONVERSATORIO SOBRE COVID-19, DISCAPACIDAD Y ATENCIÓN DE OTRAS EMERGENCIAS
- 8 de Octubre de 2020- 15.00 hrs - Washington

Bienvenida.
- Intervención de las y los panelistas:
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian: Directora del Departamento de Inclusión Social, OEA.
Germán Parodi: Codirector de Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, (PIDS).
Marta Gutiérrez: Humanity and Inclusion, (HI).
Faber Mosquera Alvarez: Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, (UNGRD).
- Ronda de preguntas y cierre.
Presenta: Ingrid Estrella
CBM; Modera: Alberto Gómez
ASB

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COVID-19, DISABILITY AND OTHER EMERGENCIES- October 8 - 3.00 PM - (New York Time/ET
- Welcome
- Panelists:
Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian: Director of the Department of Social Inclusion, OAS.
Germán Parodi: Co-Director de Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, (PIDS).
Marta Gutiérrez: Humanity and Inclusion, (HI).
Faber Mosquera Alvarez: National Unit for Disaster Risk Reduction, (UNGRD).
- Questions and Closing.

Presenting Ingrid Estrella, CBM; Moderating: Alberto Gomez, ASB

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Updated: September 30, 2020 by admin

2020: National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. This September, the United States juggled multiple disasters.

We are in the grip of a pandemic that has killed over 200,000 people nationally. We know that the pandemic affects the most marginalized communities the hardest. …

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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

GIRDD Facebook

DE LA RED DE GESTION INCLUSIVA DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES Y DISCAPACIDAD DE AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE GIRDD-LAC
WEBINARIO SOBRE SALUD, DISCAPACIDAD Y COVID-19; 24 DE SEPTIEMBRE. 15:00 HRS. EDT/ HORA NEW YORK
15:00 - 15:05: Bienvenida; 15:05-15:15: Dr. Antony Duttine Panamericana de la Salud/ Organización Mundial de la Salud; 15:15- 15:25: Pamela Molina: Especialista en Discapacidad en la Organización de los Estados Americanos, OEA; 15:25-15:35: Ana Lucia Arellano: Presidenta de RIADIS; 15:35 - 15:45: Lucia Alexandra Astudillo Vallejo Representante del Gobierno de Ecuador; 15:45 - 16:00: Ronda de preguntas y cierre. Presente: Carlos Kaiser de ONG Inclusiva en calidad de representante de la Red GIRD LAC; Moeraro: Dr. Alex Camacho Asesor regional en preparación para emergencias y reducción del riesgo de desastres Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud. Organiza: Red GIRDD LAC

Webinario Sobre Salud, Discapacidad y COVID-19. DE LA RED DE GESTION INCLUSIVA DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES Y DISCAPACIDAD DE AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE GIRDD-LAC
3 fotografías: 1. Ana Lucia Arellano RIADIS; 2. Dr. Antony Duttine OMS / OPS; 3. Pamela Molina OEA
Crear Conciencia entre los Estados, sus organizaciones y otros actores relevantes en la región de America Latina y el Caribe, sobre la relevancia de las medidas sanitarias en relación a catástrofes de salud tipo pandemia combo la que estamos enfrentando hoy en dia de COVID-19 y como estas afectan a personas con discapacidad. Se contara medidas de accesibilidad como interpretes de lengua de senas y otras modalidades de transmisión Zoom.

Presenta: Carlos Kaiser de ONG Inclusiva en Caliadad de representante de la Red GIRDD.LAC ; Moderara: Dr. Alex Camacho Asesor regional de desastres Organizacion Panamericana de la Salud/Organizacion Mundial de la Salud

2 fotografías: Carlos Kaiser ONG Inclusiva y Dr. Alex Camacho OPS/OMS

Flyer: Webinar on Health, Disability and COVID-19 By the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability (GIRDD-LAC)

3 Photos: Ana Lucia ARellano, Riadis; Dr. Anthony Duttine, WHO/PAHO; Pamela Molina, OAS.

Creating awareness among States, their organizations, and other relevant actors in the Latin American and Caribbean region about the relevance of health measures in relation to health catastrophes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic we are facing today, and how they affect people with disabilities.
Accessibility measures will be provided, includign English interpretation, ASL, and other means of Zoom streaming.
Presenting: Carlos Kaiser from ONG Inclusiva representing the GIRDD-LAC Network; Moderating: Dr. Alex Camacho, Regional Advisor Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Risk Reducxtion, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization; 2 photos: Carlos Kaiser, ONG Inclusiva and Dr. Alex Camacho WHO/PAHO

Webinar-1-Red-GIRDD-Lac-Salud-COVID-discapacidadDownload

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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.

This profound loss to our country could have been prevented

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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!

As an organization, we have grown. The Partnership has:

Received 501c3 tax exempt status from the

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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/

o Air quality in Washington https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

o Red Cross information to help find an open shelter: https://www.redcross.org/local/washington.html

Oregon Resources

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Updated: August 31, 2020 by admin

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

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 y Desastres Download

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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 the United States.

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies released …

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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 by the National Council on Independent Living et al

Dear

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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. This is especially concerning because the $1 trillion stimulus package …

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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 hardship of disasters. As we know, people with disabilities are

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Updated: July 24, 2020 by admin

COVID-19 Lockdown In the Caribbean

By Anna Landre and Germán Parodi, The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies

Caribbean island countries and territories are often those most at risk in the event of a disaster in the Americas.

The extent to which island governments and civil …

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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 Add A Pandemic.” [Check it out here and the transcript…

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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 and full inclusion of people with disabilities, older adults, and …

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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 Medical Center in Texas on June 2, 2020, due to

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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

Shaylin Sluzalis and Germán Parodi,

our Co-Executive Directors, will participate in the discussion!

Info Link & Register Link

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Updated: July 8, 2020 by admin

Launch of Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration

Thursday, July 9, 2020

9 AM Pacific Time/12 PM Eastern Time

4 PM Universal Time

Register: https://buff.ly/3fDFAYY

Captioning in English and International Sign

For additional accessibility needs, please contact kat@wid.org

Flyer Download

Plain Text Flyer Download

Microsoft Word Flyer

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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 collaboration with Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the …

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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/)

Your civil rights, including your right to receive services

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Updated: June 19, 2020 by Shaylin Sluzalis

Juneteenth Briefing

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.

On June 19, 1865- …

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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 ground before, during, and after Hurricane Ida.

Disability and Disaster

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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 was seeking guidance for her sister-in-law, Benilda Caixeta, “Benny”, in

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Updated: September 2, 2021 by admin

PRESS RELEASE: Stakeholder Meeting with FEMA Administrator Criswell

Date: August 19, 2021

Contact: Germán Parodi & Shaylin Sluzalis
directors@disasterstrategies.org / 215-971-0660

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Disability Community Stakeholders Meet with FEMA Administrator Criswell

On Tuesday, August 17, The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies hosted a Disability Community

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Updated: June 22, 2021 by admin

Opposition to the Recent CDC Mask Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People

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

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