  Best of the 2024 CERT Conference: Responding to the Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs Community Wednesday, February 5, 2025 6:00:00 PM UTC Duration: 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
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Please join FEMA Region 2 in partnership with and the National CERT Association (NCA) and California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for a webinar about responding to the Disabilities and Access and Functional Needs Community. During this presentation, attendees will learn about how New Jersey has embraced the whole community philosophy by engaging people with disabilities and access and functional needs (DAFN) in its CERT program. By starting at the municipal level, these CERTs help improve and enhance emergency preparedness and response efforts—from helping individuals with DAFN create personal preparedness plans to ensuring accessibility is restored following disasters. Strategies on how to best to involve and serve individuals with DAFN in relation to the CERT program in other States will be discussed. Who should attend: Local, State, Federal government, Community and Faith-based Organizations, Emergency Managers, CERT Leads, Program Managers and volunteers. This event will include Live Captioning. If you need additional accommodations, please email kathleen.madigan@fema.dhs.gov.  Speaker Kelly Boyd, NJOEM and Phyllis Worrell, Burlington County Presented by Kelly Boyd, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJ) and Phyllis Worrell, Burlington County Citizen Corps (NJ). FEMA works to ensure equitable access for all to any services and programs that are provided by the agency. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please make your request in an email to fema-r2-prepares@fema.dhs.gov. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. If you've never used Adobe Connect, get a quick overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html |
