One of the legacies of persistent discrimination is pent-up emotion. Lack of services and humane consideration adds up and seeks outlets. Get a group of sign language interpreters and Deaf people together to work on solutions to bad or absent communication and inevitably a flood of frustration will arise. This energy was very effectively re-directed toward […]
Read MoreEmergency Management Interpreter Training in Massachusetts
by Steph • June 8th, 2013
Use google to search for #demx and use Twitter to participate in spreading information about the professionalization of a new subfield in emergency management interpreting. Introduction to the Incident Command System and Interpreter Strike Teams Discussion during this introductory module demonstrated the importance of interpreters taking four of the FEMA courses offered free online before […]
Read MoreUMASS Medical School, Online Course: Individuals Requiring Additional Assistance
by kim26stephens • November 6th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens Thanks to Steph Jo Kent for alerting me to the new online course offered by the University of Massachusetts Medical School titled simply: Individuals Requiring Additional Assistance. They describe this offering on their website as follows: … Continue reading →
Great Preparedness Guide…Disability or Not
by kim26stephens • October 12th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens The Oregon Health and Science University, in collaboration with the Oregon Office of Disability and Health, the Oregon Institute of Disability and Development, and the Center on Community Accessibility, have crafted a wonderful emergency preparedness toolkit for … Continue reading →
Perspective of the blind and visually impaired during an emergency
by kim26stephens • August 11th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens with excerpts from Ben Proctor Ben Proctor, a UK blogger that writes about emergency management as well as emerging technology, recently posted about how changing public transportation routes during a crisis can be unsettling for the … Continue reading →
Mayo Clinic Video post on Emergency Preparedness for Disabled
by kim26stephens • June 21st, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens This video of Lisa Beck of the Mayo Clinic brings attention to the additional plans that are required for sheltering or evacuation people with access and functional needs. The video is not captioned–the target audience appears … Continue reading →
Access and Functional Needs: A guide for First Responders
by kim26stephens • June 17th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens I love discovering sites with great content. This one seems to be the mother load when it comes to information for first responders about how to plan for and tailor response actions to people with access … Continue reading →
Disaster Preparedness for Person’s with Mobility Impairments
by kim26stephens • June 14th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens The site “Nobody Left Behind“ is the blog that describes and documents a three-year study funded by a grant to the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas from the Centers for Disease … Continue reading →
Communication with Vulnerable Populations
by kim26stephens • June 14th, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Transit Cooperative Research Program recently (February, 2012) released a toolkit for communicating with vulnerable populations. Below is their description and a link to the document. Communication with Vulnerable Populations: A Transportation … Continue reading →
Broward County: Good example of info for Residents at Risk
by kim26stephens • June 2nd, 2012
Post by: Kim Stephens The Broward County, Florida preparedness page for residents at risk is quite a nice example of how this information can be organized in a thoughtful, thorough way. I like the 5 step process that details key … Continue reading →
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