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PREParation for Emergencies and Recovery: Supporting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

PREParation for Emergencies and Recovery: Supporting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families Irene Nathan Zipper, PhD, MSW Tamara Norris, MSSW, MPA Family Support Program School of Social Work University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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PREParation for Emergencies and Recovery: Supporting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

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  1. PREParationfor Emergencies and Recovery: Supporting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families Irene Nathan Zipper, PhD, MSW Tamara Norris, MSSW, MPA Family Support Program School of Social Work University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  2. Project of National Significance - To strengthen the emergency preparedness of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families Funded by Administration on Developmental Disabilities Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  3. PREP Project Goals • Individuals with disabilities and their families are prepared for emergency situations • The service system is prepared to support individuals with disabilities and their families in the event of an emergency

  4. Underlying Project Assumptions • People with special needs are particularly vulnerable in emergency situations • People must be prepared to fend for themselves for 72 hours after an emergency occurs • Collaboration must be established before an emergency • Emergency preparedness must take place at multiple levels

  5. Emergency Focus

  6. The PREP Planning Process Family Community-Level Support Individual PREP Plan State-level collaboration National involvement

  7. Community-Level Involvement • Local workshops to increase public awareness • Involvement of local emergency responders • Promotion of a peer-to-peer process • for plan preparation • for training • Collaboration with related initiatives at the local level

  8. State-Level Collaboration • PREP Advisory Committee • State Collaborative Partnership • Involvement with related agencies and initiatives

  9. National Involvement • PLAN!T NOW http://www.planitnow.org • National Advisory Panel • Collaborative Activities

  10. The Plan Includes: • Personal information • Contacts • Meeting place • Shelter information • Medical needs and medications • Insurance information • Service animal/pet information

  11. https://www.myprep.org

  12. Desired Outcomes for Individuals and Families • Access to useful planning materials • Better preparation for emergency situations • Independence in the event of an emergency • Greater likelihood that individuals with disabilities and their families remain together in an emergency

  13. Thank you! Irene Nathan Zipper izipper@unc.edu

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