On March 22, 2024, the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Reforms took into effect for the next Federally Declared Disaster. Read more here. Below you will find nine (9)
El 22 de marzo de 2024, las Reformas de Asistencia Individual de FEMA entraron en efecto para el próximo Desastre Declarado Federal. Lea más aquí. A continuación, encontrará
Bienvenides a la edición del primer trimestre de 2023 del boletín del Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies. Como la organización liderada por personas con discapacidad en
Welcome to the 2023 Quarter 1 edition of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies' newsletter. As the leading U.S. disability-led organization dedicated to equity for people
[Los idiomas cambian con el tiempo. En reconocimiento de Lenguaje Inclusivo, cuando hablamos de personas no binarias o cuyo género no conocemos usamos termos inclusivos como "les y
2022 was another busy year for us! Join us in celebrating many accomplishments as we face the ever growing challenges brought forth by climate change and disasters, the
We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Tag: disability
Public Comment Opposing Disability Disaster Registries and Advancing Real Solutions
Updated on September 23, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is the only U.S. disability-led nonprofit focused exclusively on equity for disabled people before, during, and after disasters. We work nationwide with
Category: Announcements, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response, Emergency Preparedness, Public Policy and Legislation Tags: disability, disability community, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, legislative and policy, news, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Comments to NCD on Improving State and Local Disaster Plans for People with Disabilities
Updated on September 23, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
8/29/25 National Council on Disability (NCD) Panel "Improving State and Local Disaster Plans for People with Disabilities"
Category: Announcement, Disability Advocacy, Emergency Preparedness, News, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disasters, emergency preparedness, news
The Portraits and Portals Art Premiere!| ¡El estreno artístico de Retratos y Portales!
Updated on September 8, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
[Español abajo]
Thank you for joining us for the Portraits and Portals art premiere on August 27th 2025! With over 250 registrations, the event was a tremendous success, featuring
Category: Announcement, Community Support, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disability community, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, Portraits and Portals
Comments on Section 503 Regulations Removal
Updated on September 23, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
August 26, 2025
Catherine L. Eschbach
Director, OFCCP
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
RE: Docket No. OFCCP-2025-0003, Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
Category: Announcement, Community Support, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response, Emergency Preparedness, News, Public Policy and Legislation Tags: disability, disability community, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, legislative and policy, news, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
PIDS Support letter for FEMA Act of 2025
Updated on August 26, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
August 26, 2025
Dear Chairman Sam Graves and Ranking Member Rick Larson,
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is the only U.S. disability-led organization with a focused mission
Category: Announcements, Disability Advocacy, FEMA, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, news, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Join us for the Portraits and Portals Premiere!
Updated on August 6, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
2:00 - 4:00 PM ET
We’re excited to invite you to a powerful, one-of-a-kind event: the Portraits and Portals Project Premiere, an artistic
Category: Announcement, Announcements, Community Support, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response Tags: disability, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, news, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
¡Únase para el estreno de Retratos y Portales!
Updated on August 28, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Miércoles, 27 de agosto de 2025
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (hora del Este)
Estamos emocionades de invitarte a un evento poderoso y único: el estreno del proyecto Retratos
Category: Announcement, Announcements, Community Support, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response Tags: disability, disabled, emergency preparedness, news, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
BREAKING NEWS: Lawmakers Officially Reintroduce the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
Posted on June 13, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Yesterday, June 12, 2025, the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA) was officially reintroduced in Congress – and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies is proud to support it.
Led by … Read more
Category: Announcement, Announcements, Community Support, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response, Emergency Preparedness, News, Public Policy and Legislation, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disability rights, disasters, LegislativeAndPolicy, news
Comment on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses
Updated on May 19, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20472
May 15, 2025
Re: Docket ID: DHS-2025-0013, Request for Public Input on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses
The Partnership … Read more
Category: Announcement, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Disaster Response, FEMA, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disability rights, disasters, FEMA, news
FEMA RFI – Talking Points for Commenters
Posted on May 6, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Due by May 15, 2025
Request for Public Input on Experiences With FEMA Disaster Responses
You can submit your public comments on FEMA’s Request for Information (RFI) by May 15,
Category: Disability Advocacy, Emergency Preparedness, FEMA Tags: advocacy, disability, disasters, FEMA, news
FAST – Past, Present, and Future
Updated on April 22, 2025 by June Kailes
Leave a Comment
Functional Assessment Service Teams (FAST)
Past, Present, and Future
By June Isaacson Kailes
Published: April 2025
This article explores FAST’s (Functional Assessment Service Teams) history, present status, and future opportunities
Category: Tags: disability, disasters, emergencies, FAST, preparedness
Dismantling ACL Is a Direct Threat to Disability and Aging Communities
Updated on April 1, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
Today, April 1, 2025, we are witnessing a devastating and destabilizing shift in federal support for disabled people and older adults. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) … Read more
Category: Announcement, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Uncategorized Tags: disability, disability rights, disasters, news
Community Update on FEMA
Posted on March 24, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
March 24, 2025
Community Update on FEMA
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) hosts weekly national stakeholder calls. These calls bring together people from across the country —
Category: Announcement, Disability Advocacy, Disability Advocacy, Emergency Preparedness, FEMA, News, Public Policy and Legislation Tags: disability, disability rights, disasters, FEMA, news
Five-Year Commemoration of the Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights & Disasters Call
Posted on February 28, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
February 28, 2025
Five-Year Commemoration of
the Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights & Disasters Call
Following the first major impact of COVID spread in a nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington, on
Category: Announcements, Disability Advocacy, News Tags: #COVID19, disability, disability rights
Disabled Disaster Relief for the Southern California Wildfires
Updated on January 13, 2025 by admin
Leave a Comment
We are in active response mode for the Los Angeles wildfires.
We need your help to continue our work!
Our Disability and Disaster Hotline has received 85 calls since the
Category: CA Fires, Disaster Response, Fundraising, News Tags: disability, disaster relief, disasters, response
Disability-led Response Update: Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Posted on November 15, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
Today, November 15, 2024, marks 50 days since Hurricane Helene roared onshore as a Category 4 storm, the strongest since 1851 to hit the Big Bend area along the Gulf
Category: Announcement, Announcements, Disaster Response, Fundraising, Hurricane Relief Tags: disability, disasters
Hurricane Helene Disability Response Update
Posted on September 29, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
Dear friends of The Partnership,
Thank you for your ongoing support of our life-saving work providing information, resources, and immediate assistance to disabled people impacted by
Category: Disaster Response, Fundraising, Hurricane Relief, News Tags: disability, disasters, hurricane helene, response
FEMA’s Proposed Rule Sparks Urgent Call for Disability and Aging Communities to Act
Updated on September 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
Category: Announcement, Disability Advocacy, FEMA, Public Policy and Legislation, Uncategorized Tags: advocacy, Announcement, disability, FEMA, PolicyAndLegislation
Comments to FEMA’s PA Program
Updated on September 4, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
September 3, 2024
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20472
Re: 44 CFR Part 206 [Docket ID FEMA–2023–0005] RIN 1660–AB09 Comments on
Category: Uncategorized Tags: advocacy, Announcement, disability, FEMA, PolicyAndLegislation
ACL and FEMA/ODIC Disaster Webinar Series – Summary 1
Updated on April 19, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
ACL and FEMA/ODIC Disaster Webinar Series
Strengthening Disaster Preparedness and Response for Aging and Disability Communities
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
Category: Uncategorized Tags: disability, disasters, emergency preparedness, news
FEMA IA Reforms: Quick Reference Guides
Updated on September 28, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
On March 22, 2024, the FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Reforms took into effect for the next Federally Declared Disaster. Read more here. Below you will find nine (9)
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Announcement, disability, disasters, emergency preparedness, FEMA, news
Reformas de Asistencia Individual de FEMA: Guías de referencia rápida
Posted on April 15, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
El 22 de marzo de 2024, las Reformas de Asistencia Individual de FEMA entraron en efecto para el próximo Desastre Declarado Federal. Lea más aquí. A continuación, encontrará
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Announcement, disability, disasters, emergency preparedness, espanol, FEMA, news, Spanish
Community Call on FEMA Reforms with ODIC
Updated on February 6, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Friday, January 19, 2024, a plan to reform the disaster assistance program.
On Monday, January 22nd, The Partnership hosted a community call
Category: Announcement, Emergency Preparedness, FEMA, News Tags: disability, disasters, emergency preparedness, FEMA, news
Nationwide Emergency Alert Test & Survey | Prueba y encuesta de alerta de emergencia a nivel nacional
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
Today, October 4th
2:20pm ET / 1:20pm CT / 12:20pm MT / 11:20am PT
Nationwide Emergency Alert TEST
TEST messages will be sent to all cell phones, TVs, and
Category: Announcement, Emergency Preparedness, News Tags: alert, disability, disasters, survey
Remembering 9/11 by Norman Smith
Updated on February 5, 2024 by Norman Smith
Leave a Comment
Today marks 22 years since the attacks of September 11th. For many, the memory of that awful September day in 2001 is
Category: Announcement, Emergency Preparedness, News, Uncategorized Tags: 9/11, disability, disasters, emergency preparedness
Proposed 504 Rule: Reinforcing Disability Rights and Equity
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership) is encouraged that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule that will address discrimination on the
Category: Announcement, News Tags: disability, DisabilityRights, disabled, RehabAct
Urgent: Florida & Maui Need Your Help NOW
Posted on August 29, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
As Hurricane Idalia churns through the Gulf, communities in Florida face impending danger for the second time in less than a year. At the same time, our work continues with
Category: Announcement, News Tags: disability, disabled, Disaster, news
Disability Community Letter to Federal Colleagues
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
August 8, 2023
Rachel Patterson, Director of Disability Policy, Domestic Policy Council, White House
Anna Perng, Senior Advisor, Office of Public Engagement, White House
Jennifer Mathis, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Category: Announcement, Emergency Preparedness, News Tags: disability, DisabilityRights, disasters, PIDS, Rehab Act, rights
Commemorating the 33rd Anniversary of the ADA
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
On the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we commemorate rather than celebrate its enactment. While it’s important to recognize how far society has
Category: Announcement, News Tags: ADA, disability, disability rights, disasters, news
Happy Pride Month!
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
This June, The Partnership comes together with the queer community to celebrate Pride Month. We celebrate the LGBTQ+ community’s indomitable spirit and underscore the need to continue to fight for
Category: Uncategorized Tags: disability, disasters, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, pride, pride2023, queer
Terminación del Título 42
Updated on May 16, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
El Título 42 Terminó al Terminar la Emergencia de Salud Pública del COVID-19 el 11 de mayo de 2023
Si no está familiarizado, el Título 42 es un
Category: Announcement, News, Uncategorized Tags: #COVID19, disability, disasters, Immigration, news, PIDS, Title 42
Ending of Title 42
Updated on May 16, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
Title 42 Ended with the Termination of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023
If you are not familiar, Title 42 is a little used statute
Category: Announcement, News Tags: #COVID19, disability, disasters, Immigration, news, PIDS, Title 42
The Partnership Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Support Fight for Right Ukraine
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Support Fight for Right Ukraine
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (The Partnership), the only U.S. disability-led organization that
Category: Announcement, News Tags: crisis, disability, disasters, FFR, MacArthur, news, PIDS, Sponsor, Support, Ukraine
Back on the Road – 3 Years After COVID Started
Updated on May 4, 2023 by Melissa Marshall
1 Comment
During the second week of April 2023, I went on my first business trip since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was joyful and challenging. I knew intellectually that
Category: Tags: #COVID19, disability, disabled, emergency preparedness, PIDS, Travel
Boletín 2023 TRIMESTRE 1
Updated on May 2, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
Estimada comunidad,
Bienvenides a la edición del primer trimestre de 2023 del boletín del Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies. Como la organización liderada por personas con discapacidad en
Category: Announcement, Announcements, News Tags: disability, disability community, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, newsletter, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, PIDS, Spanish
2023 QUARTER 1 Newsletter
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
Leave a Comment
Dear Community,
Welcome to the 2023 Quarter 1 edition of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies' newsletter. As the leading U.S. disability-led organization dedicated to equity for people
Category: Announcement, Announcements, News Tags: disability, disability community, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, newsletter, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, PIDS
REAADI for Disasters Act: A Summary
Updated on November 30, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
The REAADI for Disasters Act was reintroduced on March 29, 2023 in both the Senate (S. 1049) and House (H.R. 2371), here is a brief summary
Category: Announcement, Announcements, Emergency Preparedness Tags: disability, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, PIDS
Resumen Anual del 2022
Updated on February 13, 2023 by admin
Leave a Comment
[Los idiomas cambian con el tiempo. En reconocimiento de Lenguaje Inclusivo, cuando hablamos de personas no binarias o cuyo género no conocemos usamos termos inclusivos como "les y
Category: Announcement, Announcements, News Tags: annual report, disability, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, espanol, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, PIDS, year-in-review
2022: Year-in-Review
Updated on February 5, 2024 by admin
1 Comment
2022 was another busy year for us! Join us in celebrating many accomplishments as we face the ever growing challenges brought forth by climate change and disasters, the
Category: Announcement, Announcements, News Tags: annual report, disability, disabled, disasters, emergency preparedness, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, PIDS, year-in-review