what about me??

What About Me??

KOIN / KY Functional Needs Collaborative Annual Workshop

September 04, 2012Frankfort, KY

Presented by: Lanny Taulbee, Disabilities Coordinator

Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism & Service

“A Glimpse into the World of a Person witha Disability During a Disaster”

Functional Needs Populations In Emergency Situations

Cabinet for Health and Family Services

What are “special needs” and who are “functional and access needs” populations?

Why am I considered one of them?

OK, What about me?



From Wikipedia –

• “Special needs” is a term used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to describe individuals who require assistance for disabilities such as medical, mental, or psychological conditions.


Categories by Medical Condition

1. Visual

2. Deaf and Hard of Hearing

3. Speech

4. Mobility

5. Cognitive/Psychiatric/Intellectual

6. Other Hidden Disabilities




Vulnerable Populations with “Special Needs” include . . .1.

1. Physical Disabilities2. Cognitive Disabilities3. Medically Dependent, Medically Compromised4. Blind5. Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing6. Seniors7. Children8. Non-English or Limited English Proficiency9. Homeless and Shelter Dependent10. Undocumented Persons


The National Response Framework (NRF) published in the Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations, Version 1.0 (August 15, 2008) their definition for “special needs” that provides a function-based approach reflecting the capabilities of the individual, not the diagnosis or medical condition.

The definition of“special needs populations”

appears in the NRF is as follow:



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




What “additional needs” might I have during a disaster?

• If I must evacuate to a shelter or be evacuated to a shelter?

a. Transportationb. ADL equipmentc. Personal assistance



What “additional needs” might I have at a shelter?

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What other types of equipment/supplies/ services should be on hand or easily accessible to me?



What else might I need to bring to a shelter?

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What types of supplies or services might I need at home if I mustShelter-in-place?



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Aaah, the famous ICE Storms . . .

Freezing rain and sleet

Then the LIGHTS went out . . .




What did I need to have on hand?



What else did I need?



Each of us has different needs that make our situation unique.

Vulnerable populations are more than people with disabilities or senior citizens?



Some disabilities, such as thoseinvolving physical impairmentsmay be obvious.

Other functional needs, such asnon-English speaking or deafness, are more difficult

to detect.

In many cases, you can’ttell just by looking at someone

whether or not they havea functional need.


The key to success for both

provider and recipient is

having the right attitude . . .

So Keep It

POSITIVE!

DISABILITY INCLUSION In Emergency Situations



PLANNING FOR DISASTER:

Be Aware:

Be Prepared:

Have a Plan:•Let Me Know Your Plan:

Make a Kit:


END

AND REMEMBER . . .

We’re All

In This

Together . . .

THE END

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