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Richard DevylderSenior Advisor for

Accessible TransportationU.S. Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary

[email protected] [email protected] (202) 366-0129(202) 366-0129

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We must integrate access & functional needs elements & resources into all aspects of emergency response


Essential Concerns Identify Need Integrate Resources Accessibility of Vehicles Accessibility of Facilities Adaptive Equipment Pets/Service Animals Forced transportation


Special Needs Population

Total% of U.S. total

population (281,421,906)

Children, age 15 & under 64,272,779 22.84

Elderly, age 65 & over 34,991,753 12.43Speak English “not well”, age 18-64

5,703,904 2.03Speak English “not at all”, age 18-64

2,575,154 0.92Non-institutionalized population with a disability, age 16-64

33,153,211 11.78

Total Special Needs Population 140,696,801 49.99Data Source. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1: table P1, total population; table PCT12, total population sex by age. Summary File 3: table P19, age by language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years; over and table P42, sex by age by disability status for the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 5 years and over.

Research supported by grant #H133B030501, NIDRR, U.S. Dept. of Education. Prepared by Enders and Brandt, copyright RTC: Rural, 2006.4

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51.44% if added to entire institutionalized

population


Special NeedsDoesn't work because it doesn’t provide guidance to operationalize the tasks needed.


Who in addition to traditional

stakeholders are at the planning

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Centers for Independent Living

Service centers for people with developmental disabilities

Deaf/hard of hearing

Blind/low vision Mental health

Multiple Sclerosis Society

In Home Supportive Services/home health

Alzheimer’s Association

Area Agencies on Aging


Utilizing Service Systems In-Home

Supportive Services/personal assistance services

Home health Meals-on-Wheels Community based

organizations

Transportation service providers

Centers for Independent Living

Services for people with developmental disabilities


Accessible Communications


Early-Warning Notification Systems

Ability to send text messages to wireless devices (in multiple languages)

Ability to send messages to TTY’s, Pagers, Video Relays, etc.

System which is frequently tested


Emergency Alert Systems Accessible Messaging

Captioned?Reading of scrolled messages?Is the information provided, easy to

understand (not higher than 3rd Grade Reading Level)?

Messages are tested with end users (children, cognitive disabilities, LEP)?


Press Conferences

• Sign-language interpreting provided

• Television broadcasts include interpreter on the screen

• Real-time captioning provided


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Rural Response


Messaging Needs to be

Neighbors helping each other (car, radio, generator)

Developing survival kits for no less than 14-days

Establish expectation as when and how government may assist


Rural/Remote Resources

Identify people willing and able to transport neighbors to safety.

Are community partners able to safely provide food and shelter, & for what duration of time?


How many citizens have health care experience & can provide assistance?

How many can use a chain saw or other equipment to clear roads & exits from homes?

Who knows alternative back roads & escape routes?


• Who has all terrain vehicles to negotiate these routes?

• Who knows where vehicles and its keys are actually at?


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Del Mar Shelter


Potential Transportation Resources Paratransit Public transit Non-profit orgs Area Agencies on Aging Centers serving people

w/disabilities Taxi systems Non-medical emergency

services

School district transportation systems

Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)

Airport shuttle buses Airport rental car shuttle

buses Senior centers Health care centers


Community Care Facilities

Should be pre-identified Evacuation plans must be in place Includes facilities housing

People with mental illness People with developmental disabilities Seniors


Mutual AidMutual aid resources may also have transportation concerns: Equipment/Supplies (wheelchairs,

shower chairs, canes, hearing aid batteries, diabetes resources, catheters, adult diapers)

Shelter Personnel (familiar with people with access and functional needs)

Personal Assistance Service Providers


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Transportation MOUs Public Entities Include

ADA mandated paratransit Dial-a-rideFixed-route buses

Private Entities Include Community partners vehiclesShuttle (car rental, transit hubs)Rental car busesTaxis


Recovery

Transitioning Back to Community


Transportation Guidance for

Recovery


A community's public transportation system is a

crucial resource that directly impacts activities across areas

of employment, education, recreation, social services,

health care, and general civic participation.


USDOT recognize that, depending on circumstances, it can take a while to restart public transportation services, including those accessible to people with disabilities, but there is no “disaster exception” to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As services are restarted, accessible services need to start up on approximately the same timetable.


Applicable regulatory provisions underlying this guidance can be found in 49 CFR part 37, Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities, which can be accessed at: http://www.fta.dot.gov/civilrights/ada/civil_rights_3906.html.


Transportation Coordination of Services

Transit Authority ADA Mandated Paratransit Other Community Based Services

Eligibility Policies Scheduling Policies


1. What evacuation plans currently exist?

2. Are multiple entities dependent on same evacuation resources?

3. Do your response plans account for movement of individuals from schools, neighborhoods, medical facilities and nursing facilities?

Updating Plans


4. Are transportation service providers incorporated into evacuation plans including aging and disability transportation providers?

5. Have community care facilities been identified/mapped?

6. Do community care facilities have evacuation plans?

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Updating Plans


7. Do evacuation plans address areas of the community not served by transit?

8. Do you know where people with access and functional needs frequently get on your transit system?

9. Can neighboring transportation jurisdictions assist in emergencies?

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Updating Plans


10. During non-operational hours, how quickly can transportation providers respond?

11. Are wheelchair accessible vehicles and trained drivers immediately available during evacuations?

12. Do drills/exercises involve first responders, disability providers and people with disabilities?

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Updating Plans


For info & resources you can use:

FHWA Evacuating Populations with Special Needs http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop09022/index.htmFTA Critical Incident Management Guidelines http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/training/Archived/EPSSeminarReg/CD/documents/ToolKit/FTA_MA_26_7009_98_1.pdf

FTA Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/DisasterResponse/HTML/DisasterResponse.htm FTA Emergency Preparedness Guide for Transit Employees http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/EPG/JSimpsonLetter.html



FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Producing Emergency Plans http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/CPG_101_V2.pdfTCRP Special Report 294: The Role of Transit in Emergency Evacuation http://www.trb.org/SecurityEmergencies/Blurbs/The_Role_of_Transit_in_Emergency_Evacuation_160047.aspxCAL EMA Planning Guidance for People with Access and Functional Needs Office for Access and Functional Needs www.calema.ca.gov



Nobody Left Behind: Incorporating Special Needs Populations into Emergency Planning and Exercises www.nobodyleftbehind2.org/findings/pdfs/JMFinal072105.pdfNational Study on Carless and Special Needs Evacuation Planning http://planning.uno.edu/docs/CarlessEvacuationPlanning.pdf


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