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NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. Therese Nadeau Dennis Mitchell Steve Thal Stacie Mawson. How We Evolved. Collaboration between Capital Region Emergency Planning Committee with UCONN A.J. Papanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
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NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US Therese Nadeau Dennis Mitchell Steve Thal Stacie Mawson
How We Evolved • Collaboration between Capital Region Emergency Planning Committee with UCONN A.J. Papanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. • Capital Region Emergency Planning Committee Special Needs Presenters.
TEAM CHARACTERISTICS • TRUST • CREDIBILITY • FLEXIBILITY • COMMUNICATION • KNOWLEDGE AND MOTIVATION • BUILDING BRIDGES TO WORK TOGETHER
IDENTIFICATION • WHO IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? • 1 IN 5 PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS.
HOW WILL PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS • SHELTER IN PLACE? • EVACUATE? • PLAN FOR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM EMERGENCY SITUATIONS? • RECOVER?
DRILL • INCLUSION OF REAL PEOPLE NOT ACTORS. • EVERYONE LEARNS. • INCLUDE RESOURCES AT INCIDENT COMMAND CENTERS.
RECOMMENDATIONS • TIPS FOR FUTURE PLANNING • RESOURCES