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Disaster Management for Persons with Disabilities Workshop

This workshop on January 12-13, 2015, focuses on the needs of persons with disabilities throughout the disaster management cycle. It includes panel discussions, best practices in civil protection, and the use of innovative solutions during disasters. The structured event covers prevention, preparedness, response & recovery, and features an exhibition with practical demonstrations. Skilled experts moderate discussions, which are web-streamed and involve interventions by MS experts. The workshop also highlights Germany’s WarnApp and the European project EUNAD, among other experiences. Moderators stay for evaluation, emphasizing the importance of communication services for users with special needs. Thank you for your attention! Questions are the creative acts of intelligence.

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Disaster Management for Persons with Disabilities Workshop

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  1. Workshop12-13 January 2015

  2. Needs of persons with disabilities throughout disaster management cycle

  3. Structure of the workshop • Official opening • Three Panel discussions • Needs of persons with disability throughout disaster management cycle • Best practices in civil protection regarding persons with disabilities • Use of new technologies and innovative solutions for persons with disabilities during disasters • Workshop • Prevention group • Preparedness group • Response & recovery group • Exhibition/Practical demonstrations

  4. Structure of the workshop II • Panel discussion • Will be moderated by skilled experts • All speakers are evaluated and chosen taking in consideration their experience and recommendations by trustworthy bodies (UNISDR, CION, MS) • Panel discussions will be web-streamed through Presidency’s website and preventionweb.net

  5. Structure of the workshop III • Workshop(two sessions) • Will be moderated by skilled experts • Time for MS experts intervention and information sharing • Latvian PROCIV team will be present in each group • Debriefing among Presidency and moderators after each workshop session. • Moderators will stay in Riga +1 Day for evaluation. 5

  6. Structure of the workshop IV • Exhibition/Demonstration • Public/Private entities • 1+ hour long coffee break combined with exhibition/demonstration • Specialists in the field of communication services for users with special needs or disabilities, such as deaf, hearing impaired; • Germany’s experience WarnApp; • Germany’ experience - results of the European project EUNAD “ European Network for Psychosocial Crisis Management - Assisting Disabled in Case of Disaster”; • Finnish, Lithuanian experience; • Etc. 6

  7. Thank you for you attention!Questions are the creative acts of intelligence

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