Philadelphia Persons with Disabilities & Disasters Emergency Preparedness Discussion

Readings

FEMA’s guidance on disabled persons and inclusion in general duty shelters http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/odic/fnss_guidance.pdf

#-FEMA IS 20.12 – Diversity Awareness

Discussion Board 

From the readings and the material this week, briefly describe local resources that can aid a jurisdiction in making a shelter compliant with ADA requirements.

State how you could make members of the community more sensitive to the accessibility needs of others.