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AZ SILC - Empowering People with Disabilities for Inclusive Living

Discover how Arizona SILC advocates for equal access & rights for individuals with various disabilities. Learn about emergency preparedness, legal considerations, and the importance of integrating functional needs in planning to save lives, reduce stress, and comply with the law.

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AZ SILC - Empowering People with Disabilities for Inclusive Living

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  1. Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (AZ SILC) The Disability Empowerment Center Suite 214 5025 E Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 602/262-2900, voice/TTY www.azsilc.org

  2. AZ SILC Independent Living is about Civil Rights. Our goal is to ensure that People with Disabilities have equal access to live and participate in their community.

  3. AZ SILC People with Disabilities are the majority of the Functional Needs Population.

  4. AZ SILC Disabilities Categories: • Physical, • Sensory, • Cognitive, • Mental, and • Multiple.

  5. AZ SILC AZ Total Population= 6,392,017 People with Disabilities = 1,642,748 • 25.7% of Population

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  8. AZ SILC AZFunctional Needs Population: • 8.03% - Difficulty in Walking = 513,279 • 3.73% - Unable to use stairs = 238,422 • 1.92% - Cane, Crutch, etc. = 122,272 • 0.72% - Wheelchair Users = 46,023

  9. AZ SILC AZ Functional Needs Population: • 5.46% - Hard of Hearing = 349,004 • 0.46% - Deaf = 29,403 • 4.25% - Low Vision = 271,661 • 0.64% - Blind = 40,909

  10. AZ SILC Historically, emergency preparedness has not adequately planned for People with Functional Needs.

  11. AZ SILC 50% + of the fatalities associated with Katrina and its aftermath were People with Functional Needs.

  12. AZ SILC A Best Practice is to involve People with Functional Needs in the planning process.

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  16. AZ SILC Integrating Functional Needs in Emergency Preparedness Planning: • Save Lives • Reduces stress on assets and resources during an emergency • It’s the Law

  17. AZ SILC Legal Considerations • The Rehab Act, 1973, Section 504 • The Americans for Disabilities Act, 1990 • Presidential Executive Order 13347, 2004 • Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, 2006

  18. AZ SILC “Disasters are always inclusive, Response and Recovery are not unless we plan for it.” June Isaacson Kailes

  19. AZ SILC SILC is working collaboratively with ADHS, ADEM, and McDEM to assist with integrating Functional Needs into Emergency Planning. .

  20. AZ SILC To schedule a SILC Functional Needs presentation contact either: Tony DiRienzi tony@azsilc.org Linda Jane Austen linda@azsilc.org

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