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Getting It Right Workshop

Getting It Right Workshop. Emergency Planning Committee for People with Functional Needs (EPCPFN). Who are we?. The EPCPFN is a group of organizations and agencies that have come together to: Educate people with functional needs about what preparedness means to them.

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Getting It Right Workshop

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  1. Getting It Right Workshop Emergency Planning Committee for People with Functional Needs (EPCPFN)

  2. Who are we? The EPCPFN is a group of organizations and agencies that have come together to: Educate people with functional needs about what preparedness means to them. Assist the Emergency Management community in planning for individuals and communities with functional needs. Assist in planning for the “Whole Community”.

  3. Agencies & Organizations represented • ABLE South Carolina • American Red Cross • Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging • Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities • SC Assistive Technology Program • SC Christian Action Council • SC Commission for the Blind • SC Commission on Minority Affairs

  4. Agencies & Organizations represented • SC Dept. of Disabilities & Special Needs • SC Department of Education • SC Dept. of Employment and Workforce • SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control • SC Department of Health & Human Services • SC Department of Mental Health • SC Department of Social Services • SC Developmental Disabilities Councils • SC Disabled American Veterans

  5. Agencies & Organizations represented • SC Emergency Management Division • SC Hospital Association • SC Independent Living Council • SC Migrant and Health Program • SC School for the Deaf and the Blind • Southeastern Kidney Council • The Salvation Army • United Way Association of South Carolina • USC – Arnold School of Public Health

  6. Mission • To improve: • emergency & disaster planning, • policy development, and • response to the functional needs of individuals and communities; AND

  7. Mission • To educate & promote the participation of: • state, local and voluntary agencies, • people with functional needs, and • emergency management organizations • in preparing for emergencies and disasters.

  8. Vision • People with functional needs will be: • informed of their responsibilities in preparing for an emergency, • affirmed in their capacity to prepare, • provided appropriate emergency sheltering options, and • affirmed that their functional needs are incorporated into all phases of emergency management.

  9. Successes • Created “Welcome to our emergency Shelter” orientation DVD: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDnf7QdDiGw&feature=plcp • Inter-agency network • Coordinated resource • allocation

  10. Successes • Created “Assistive Technology in Emergency Shelters” sheet • Created low tech “To Go Kit” for shelters • wash cloths/rubber bands • communication sheet • magnifier • Sign Language sheet

  11. Recovery Resource

  12. Resources On Line • SC Assistive Technology Exchange • www.scatpexchange.net • SC Access – Aging & Disability Information • scaccess.communityos.org • YouTube.com • search “functional needs” • SCEMD.org • MGT333 “Emergency Planning for Special Needs Communities”, DHS course

  13. THANK YOU! Mike Patterson The Salvation Army – North & South Carolina Mike.patterson@uss.salvationarmy.org

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