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Enhancing Emergency Response: Tips for First Responders in Disability Integration

The Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through self-determination and community integration. Our mission includes developing resources for first responders to better serve the disability community during emergencies. Project REDD focuses on disaster preparedness, offering updated mobile tips and resources beyond traditional formats. We aim to foster collaboration among emergency managers, disability organizations, and the community, ensuring effective communication and support during critical times.

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Enhancing Emergency Response: Tips for First Responders in Disability Integration

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  1. Center on Disability and Development Texas A&M University Part of the University Centers on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs)

  2. Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)

  3. Center Overview • Mission • To support the self-determination, community integration and quality of life of persons with disabilities and their families. • Core Functions • Community Services and Outreach • Research and Evaluation • Information Dissemination • Graduate Studies and Interdisciplinary Training

  4. DESIGNING MOBILE TIPS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Laura M. Stough, Ph.D. Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and Disaster Center on Disability and Development Texas A&M University

  5. Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and Disasterredd.tamu.edu

  6. C.A.R.E. Kits for Special Education Classrooms

  7. Region VI Working Group • Formed at the last “Getting Real” Conference in 2011 • Focused on goals set as a group at the conference • Biweekly phone conferences include disability organizations and emergency management organizations • Discussions include sharing disaster and disability-related resources and information

  8. TIPS for First Responders (3rd Edition)

  9. TIPS for First Responders-TX Edition

  10. On today's call, the tips for first responders came up. There is interest in using these in the field. I would like to talk with you about how we might get them updated and seeing where more of these can be obtained. I had one other idea--- can we turn these into an app so they be more portal and more widely available? Patty Anderson, Texas Disability Rights

  11. Steps in Development • Use of existing technology useful to emergency managers and first responders • Survey of emergency managers and VOADs to determine usage requirements and best platform • Incorporation of several print-based materials • Incorporation of web-based database • Beta testing by emergency managers and disability community members

  12. disabilitytips.tamu.edu

  13. http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/

  14. Service Animals

  15. Contacts for Services and Support

  16. Disability Acronyms

  17. Emergency Management Acronyms

  18. TX Disability Resources

  19. TX Disability Resources Cont’d

  20. TX Disability Resources • Advocacy, Support Groups, and Legal Services • Assistive Technology • Communication • Daily Living Support • Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education • Employment and Financial Assistance • Health and Medical Services • Housing • Mobility and Transportation • Post Secondary Education Services • Primary and Secondary Education Services • Psychological and Counseling Services

  21. http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/

  22. Advocacy and Support Groups

  23. About Us

  24. Future Development • Disaster Supports and Services for other states included • Directory of Community Resources for other states developed • Research realignment of the TIPS taxonomy with functional needs terminology: • Communication • Medical needs • Functional independence • Supervision • Transportation • Develop listings in rural and frontier counties

  25. Laura M. Stough, Ph.D. Center on Disability and Development lstough@tamu.edu http://redd.tamu.edu

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