+1 (800) 626-4959 info@disasterstrategies.org 112 N. 8th Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia PA 19107

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Updated: June 22, 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 title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act” (https://www.ada.gov/olmstead/olmstead_about.htm

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Updated: July 11, 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, and artist whose voice echoes the oppression and survival of

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Updated: June 3, 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 The Partnership for our work over the last few years

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Updated: March 28, 2022 by Jean Grover

REAADI & DRMA Congressional Briefing

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 of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA).

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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 the group, Active Rehabilitation, on the ground in Ukraine. Both

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Updated: March 4, 2022 by Jean Grover

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

Photo of Keith using a wheelchair. He is an older man with white hair and a beard; he smiles at the camera. He is wearing a winter jacket and sweatpants.

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, Keith Grover remembers all too vividly the days that turned

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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, which prioritizes institutional living over Home and Community Based Services

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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 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DURING WAR EVACUATIONS

Fight for Right Ukraine,

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Updated: March 2, 2022 by admin

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

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 government and emergency team in their efforts to take immediate

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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 goal is to understand how Latin American and Caribbean Disabled

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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 upcoming Hearing on February 16^th "FEMA’s Priorities for

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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.

"When I first called to schedule my vaccine, I was expecting an appointment

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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 during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Federal Civil Rights Protections

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Updated: January 26, 2022 by admin

Una Carta de los Co-Directores Ejecutivos

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 y emergencias. Compartimos nuestros logros en el Boletín Anual: 2021

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Updated: January 27, 2022 by admin

A Letter from the Co-Executive Directors

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.

Click here to view this letter in plain language.

We are eager

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Updated: March 11, 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 (CDC), Dr. Rochelle Walensky, stated that “The overwhelming number of

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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 Mug Update:

As some folks may have noticed (and thank

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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, 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: April 29, 2022 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 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.”

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!”

Portfolio pg. 8

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: 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.

Accessible PDF Infographic-COVID19-Institutions Download

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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)

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)

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 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 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: 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: July 26, 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 the lives of vast numbers of disabled people have been

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Updated: July 13, 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 June 3rd, our partnership was official!

EPIC offers webinars and

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Updated: June 24, 2022 by admin

Statement on Overturning of Roe v. Wade

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, instances of domestic violence and rape increase with

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Updated: July 27, 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 Security, Democracy and Human Rights; and Sarah Minkara, Special Advisor

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Updated: May 31, 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 to hit the city of New Orleans.

“I remember the

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Updated: April 22, 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 disabled and older adults at risk. As the pandemic continues,

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Updated: April 6, 2022 by admin

Поради для чоловіків з інвалідністю, які евакуюються з України

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 непридатними до військової служби за станом здоров’я або бути знятими

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