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History

Learn about the history and development of FAST (Functional Assessment Service Team) and its vision for the future. Discover how FAST 2.0 aims to provide inclusive and efficient emergency services for people with disabilities. Explore the collaborative approach, diverse competencies, and training resources that support this whole community model.

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History

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  1. History • 1970s Identified lack of equal & inclusive services • 2007 California Department of Social Services began developing FAST: • concept, • plans, & • training course eventually approved by FEMA

  2. Vision • Working smarter • Building partnerships with • CBOs (community based organizations) • Cities • Counties • States & • American Red Cross

  3. Vision • Blend competencies & skill sets of governments with community disability services, • Provide assistance to people with often complex and urgent disability needs, • Competencies: • Nimble, flexible, scalable response • Deal with complexities of what it takes maintain health & safety & survive emergencies.

  4. Vision • Working knowledge of cross-disability access issues: • hearing, vision, mobility, speech, memory, learning, understanding • Applying core IL values: • Honoring dignity of risk, choice & self-determination

  5. Vision • Identifying, remedying & retooling interventions that reflect old, stigmatizing biases, stereotypes & beliefs: • Indiscriminate & widespread applying of medical model

  6. Future: FAST 2.0 • Sustaining the effort • Current models - heavy lift for some jurisdictions struggling with lean budgets • Broaden focus • A strengthened & expanded whole community model • Training & evaluation

  7. Part II

  8. Future: FAST 2.0 • Ownership - some teams seem to be “for & about” rather than with, of, & by people with disabilities, • Labor & budget costly to sustain and replenish teams • Broader focus

  9. Future: FAST 2.0 • Whole community model strengthened & expanded • Convening & activation of strong existing & new network connections • Collaboration & cooperation exemplifying of, by & with people with disabilities

  10. Future: FAST 2.0 • Roles • filling gaps via mobilizing & optimizing resources • supporting disability community organizations & individuals in assuming leadership • preventing duplication of services • situational awareness & deconflicting reports

  11. Future: FAST 2.0 • Roles • Identifying civil rights violations & providing or pursuing immediate solutions to fix these situations • Preventing & diverting inappropriate admissions to medical facilities & institutionalization

  12. Future: FAST 2.0 • Roles • Applying in depth knowledge & experience with service & resource delivery systems • Just in Time training & technical assistance on understanding how federal emergency response, recovery, mitigation & benefit programs work

  13. effectiveness of delivery, performance, impact and outcomes Training: Future: FAST 2.0 • Community organizations engagement • Update evaluation methods • effectiveness of delivery, performance, impact and outcomes • Training • focus on just-in-time training

  14. Resources Search for: • Kailes Most Requested • Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies • Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies

  15. www.jik.com jik@pacbell.net

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