Accessible Emergency
CommunicationsAndrew Perlman
Executive Director, EPIC AssociatesEmergency Preparedness for Inclusive Communities
epicpreparedness.com
Non-existentPeople with disabilities
Emergency managemen
t and preparednes
s
Emergency Communication
• Emergency Notification
• Public Announcements
• Intake
• Evacuation / Shelters
• 9-1-1
Target Audience• Limited English Proficiency
• Rural communities
• Deaf and hard of hearing
• Blind and deaf-blind
• Homeless
Emergency Notification• TV – captions, interpreters, position?
• Text alerts
• NOAA radios
• Smoke detectors
• WEA
Evacuation / Shelters• Staffing
• Devices, supplies
• Visual information
Public Announcements• Captioning, interpreters
• Positioning
Intake• Shelters, DRC’s
• Staffing
• VRI, interpreters
• Visual information
9-1-1• TTY’s ?
• NG 9-1-1
• Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
• Smart 9-1-1
• ? Do the people you serve know about this ?
Case Studies
• FEMA Administrator Fugate in Baltimore, MD
• Faribault, MN
• LAFD Twitter / Facebook
A new paradigmPeople with disabilities
Emergency managemen
t and preparednes
s
Plan with, not just for
Valuable Assets• Planning
• Exercises
• Liaison to community
• Outreach
• Trusted Sources
Planning• What we know …
• Advance planning
• Resource management - when?
• Service providers
• Advocate agencies
• Community outreach
Questions?