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Vision in the makingLesleyAnne Ezelle
Region 10 Disability Integration Specialist
Outline
Brief background on Region 10
Office of Disability Integration and Coordination and Regional Disability Integration Specialists
Definitions and percentages
My Background and Beliefs
Working towards Whole Community
FEMA Region 10
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FEMA Mission
“FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first
responders to ensure that as a nation we work
together to build, sustain, and improve our
capability to prepare for, protect against, respond
to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.”
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FEMA Regional Boundaries
Service Area: Alaska Idaho Oregon Washington
Office Locations: Bothell/Lynnwood / Woodinville Alaska Area Office
Customers: States Local Governments Tribal Nations (>300 entities) Individuals
FEMA Region 10
FEMA Region 10 FEMA Region 10
National PreparednessDivision
Patrick MasseyFederal Preparedness
Coordinator & NP Division Director
Patrick MarchamDeputy Division Director
National PreparednessDivision
Patrick MasseyFederal Preparedness
Coordinator & NP Division Director
Patrick MarchamDeputy Division Director
MitigationDivision
Mark CareyDivision Director
Mark EberleinReg. Environmental
Officer
MitigationDivision
Mark CareyDivision Director
Mark EberleinReg. Environmental
Officer
RecoveryDivision
Charles AxtonDivision Director
Jean ChaneyDeputy Division Director
RecoveryDivision
Charles AxtonDivision Director
Jean ChaneyDeputy Division Director
Mission SupportDivision
Bryant HarrisonDivision Director
Mission SupportDivision
Bryant HarrisonDivision Director
ResponseDivision
Lon BiascoDivision Director
John SneedDeputy Division Director
ResponseDivision
Lon BiascoDivision Director
John SneedDeputy Division Director
Regional Integration
BranchJoseph Hesbrook
Regional Integration
BranchJoseph Hesbrook
Planning & Assessments
BranchVince Cacanindin
Planning & Assessments
BranchVince Cacanindin
Hazard Mit Branch
Chris Jonientz-Trisler
Hazard Mit Branch
Chris Jonientz-Trisler
Floodplain Mgt & Insur Branch
Mark Riebau
Floodplain Mgt & Insur Branch
Mark Riebau
Risk AnalysisBranch
Ryan Ike
Risk AnalysisBranch
Ryan Ike
Operations Branch
Jackie Gladish
Operations Branch
Jackie Gladish
Logistics BranchGretchen Martinsen
Logistics BranchGretchen Martinsen
Public Assistance
BranchDenise Yandle
Public Assistance
BranchDenise Yandle
IndividualAssistance
BranchChristy Grant
IndividualAssistance
BranchChristy Grant
Admin Services Branch
Kelli Accetturo
Admin Services Branch
Kelli Accetturo
Information Tech BranchThomas Hall
Information Tech BranchThomas Hall
External AffairsPK White, Acting
External AffairsPK White, Acting
Regional Advisory Council (RAC)
Regional Advisory Council (RAC)
Defense Coordinating Element (DCE)
Defense Coordinating Element (DCE)
Federal Coordinating Officers (FCOs)
Federal Coordinating Officers (FCOs)
Planning BranchVince Makovich
Planning BranchVince Makovich
Tech Hazards Branch
Bill Webb
Tech Hazards Branch
Bill Webb
Grant ProgramsDivision
Richard DonovanDivision Director
Grant ProgramsDivision
Richard DonovanDivision Director
Alaska Area OfficeAlaska Area Office
Emergency Comm BranchTerry Knight
Emergency Comm BranchTerry Knight
Office of the Regional Administrator
Kenneth D. Murphy Regional Administrator
Dennis A. HunsingerDeputy Regional Administrator
Office of the Regional Administrator
Kenneth D. Murphy Regional Administrator
Dennis A. HunsingerDeputy Regional Administrator
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▪ The FEMA Administrator is
appointed by the President,
confirmed by Congress,
reporting to DHS Secretary
4,250 authorized full-time
permanent employees
▪ Approximately 12,000 on-
call disaster assistance
employees
The FEMA Workforce
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Emergency Management Philosophy
Emergency Management Philosophy
Define what Recovery means
Determine Response by Outcomes
The Public is a Resource (not a liability)
Take Care of Survivors
Everyone in FEMA is an Emergency Manager
Whole Community
“…experience has taught us that we must do a better job of providing services for the entire community, regardless of their background, demographics, or challenges. This means planning for the actual makeup of a community, making sure we meet the needs of every disaster survivor regardless of age, economics, or accessibility requirements.”
Whole community
“…Addressing these related concerns cannot be achieved by simply improving on what we have always done – we must fundamentally change how we go about disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation, involving the communities we serve directly in these efforts. We must look beyond the traditional, “government-centric” approach to emergency management and embrace a philosophy and operational posture that leverages, and serves, the Whole Community.”
Whole Community
Expanding partnerships.
Partnership with community groups.
Looking beyond the traditional approach.
Integrating the needs of all people in the response, recovery, planning and mitigation.
Whole Community: Functional and Access needs
“This means planning for the actual makeup of a community, making sure we meet the needs of every disaster survivor regardless of age, economics, or accessibility requirements.”
Involves everyone in the process, not just some, but everyone…..
Regional Disability Integration Specialist
The role of the ODIC is to provide guidance, tools, methods, and strategies to integrate and coordinate emergency management efforts to meet the access and functional needs of all citizens, including children and adults with disabilities.
10 Specialists located within a Region
ODIC: Office of disability integration and coordination
National Response Framework
“…populations whose members may have additional needs before, during, and after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to: maintaining independence, communication transportation, supervision, medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include; those who have disabilities; who live in institutionalized settings; who are elderly; who are children; who are from diverse cultures; who have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or who are transportation disadvantaged.”
Functional and Access
Children and adults requiring FNSS may have: Physical disabilities Sensory disabilities Mental health, cognitive and/or intellectual disabilities
Others who may benefit from FNSS include: Women in late stages of pregnancy Elders People needing bariatric equipment, transportation or communications
assistance.
Numbers
Approximately 20% of the population have a disability (sensory, physical, cognitive (mental health or intellectual). 56.4 million
Add functional and access needs, the numbers increase significantly to 50% (Kailes, J. (2005). Disaster Services and “Special Needs:” Term of Art or Meaningless Term? Kailes-Publications)
The Road to Bothell Two degrees in psychology
Group homes, treatment centers for recovering youth, individual support services
Research Fellow:
De-institutionalization
Community development
Organizational Development
Research
Road to Bothell
State Council on Developmental Disability
Forensic services
Developmental Center
Community based advocacy supports
Starting point:
Empowerment is about
“…having control over our own lives…that we are entitled to equal rights and opportunity, real choices that enable us to maintain control over our lives, power and authority over the supports and services designed to assist us, and full participation in our communities.” (disability empowerment center)
Self-advocacy
People First Language
Starting point:
Self-determination
the power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside
Starting point:
Importance of full and meaningful participation
Assessable materials and venue
Structure that enables meaningful contribution
Flexibility
Starting point:
Inclusion and integration
State of being included – being able to fully participate in the experience the same as anyone else.
Having the same opportunities as others
Starting point:
Community involvement and connection
Participation
Involvement
Reciprocity
‘with’ not for
‘with’ not ‘for’
Focus – Whole Community
“We must look beyond the traditional, “government-centric” approach to emergency management and embrace a philosophy and operational posture that leverages, and serves, the Whole Community.”
Steps in the direction…
Meeting community partners.
Forging relationships with advocacy groups.
Bring expertise to the table as collaborators and partners.
Working internally as well as externally, in partnership, to meet the needs of the whole community.
Steps in the direction
Participating in meetings
Disseminating information
Creating a resource list
Providing supporting documentation
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Whole Community
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. John Lennon