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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Comments Re. FAA-2022-1001
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Transportation and Emergency Management Task Force Co-Chairs thanks the Federal Aviation Administration for the opportunity to provide its input on the request for comments in minimum seat dimensions necessary for safety of air passengers.
(November 1, 2022) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD EM TF Sherman Gillums Congratulations Letter
The Emergency Management Task Force of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writes to congratulate you on your selection as director of the Office on Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). We appreciate your ongoing commitment to the civil rights of people with disabilities. Our task force is excited to work with you to serve individuals with disabilities before, during, and after disasters.
(September 1, 2022) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD EM Rapid Test WH Letter
The Emergency Management Task Force (EMTF) of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities writes to express our concern for the Americans who will lack full access to President Biden’s roll-out of free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests. The EMTF calls on the president to provide alternative options for persons who cannot use the traditional at-home rapid COVID-19 tests.
(January 21, 2022) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Emergency Management Task Force 2021 Annual Report
(January 10, 2022) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD EM TF Letter to FEMA Administrator
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Emergency Management Task Force writes to congratulate you on your confirmation as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). CCD is a coalition of national disability led, disability rights, advocacy, consumer, provider, and self-advocacy organizations representing this nation’s more than 61 million Americans with disabilities.
(July 23, 2021) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD EMTF RFI Comments
The Emergency Management Task Force with the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) writes today to provide comment on the request for information (RFI) to advance equity that was published on April 22, 2021. We appreciate this opportunity to comment on this critical issue.
(June 21, 2021) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Letter Transportation Limitations to access the Coronavirus Vaccine
The undersigned members of the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) writes today to outline the transportation limitations and needs of persons with disabilities in order to access the imperative COVID-19 vaccine. We appreciate this opportunity to comment on this critical issue.
(April 6, 2021) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Annual Report - Emergency Management Task Force
(January 8, 2021) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Emergency Management Task Force Recommendations for the 117th Congress
Failure to consider those with access and functional needs in disaster planning, response and recovery has contributed to countless unnecessary injuries, deaths and institutionalization of people with disabilities over the last 25 years. Too often, emergency managers do not understand or forget their obligations as recipients of federal funding to comply with the Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in carrying out their duties.
(December 22, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Emergency Management Task Force Recommendations for the Administration 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed multiple, systemic failures to protect those with access and functional needs in public health and disaster planning, resulting in the deaths and forced institutionalization of thousands of people with disabilities. Devolution by the federal government of many emergency preparedness responsibilities has often meant that emergency managers do not understand or forget their obligations as recipients of federal funding to comply with the Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in carrying out their duties.
(December 22, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Revisioning Recovery Panel - July 16
(September 14, 2020) |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Emergency Management Task Force Comments to HELP Committee Draft Paper - Preparing for the Next Pandemic
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Emergency Management Task Force welcomes the effort by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ to prepare for the next pandemic. CCD is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(June 26, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Letter to Education and Labor Committee Members urging movement on REAADI for Disasters Act as a response to COVID-19
As the nation grapples with the growing COVID-19 [coronavirus] outbreak, the undersigned disability advocacy organizations urge you, as policymakers responsible for overseeing federal disaster response programs, to ensure that the rights and needs of people with disabilities and those with access and functional needs are taken into account in this latest emergency. There are sixty-one million Americans with disabilities and we believe the time has come for your committees to act on legislation that will improve the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in preparing for, responding to and recovering from major disasters.
(March 13, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Letter to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Members urging movement on REAADI for Disasters Act as a response to COVID-19
As the nation grapples with the growing COVID-19 [coronavirus] outbreak, the undersigned disability advocacy organizations urge you, as policymakers responsible for overseeing federal disaster response programs, to ensure that the rights and needs of people with disabilities and those with access and functional needs are taken into account in this latest emergency. There are sixty-one million Americans with disabilities and we believe the time has come for your committees to act on legislation that will improve the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in preparing for, responding to and recovering from major disasters.
(March 13, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Annual Report - Emergency Management Task Force
(January 9, 2020) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Principles for Disability Inclusive Emergency and Disaster Management
There are over 61 million adults with disabilities living in communities throughout the United States and that figure does not include children with disabilities and individuals with disabilities residing in institutions, nursing homes or prisons. Most of these individuals have encountered or will experience a natural or human caused disaster during their lifetimes. Recent hurricanes, wild fires, earthquakes, floods and tornados have brought attention to the severe gaps in disability inclusion when it comes to the nation’s systems of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation with regard to catastrophic disasters.
(July 2, 2019) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
[House] CCD Support for REAADI Act 2019
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) applaud your introduction of the Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion (REAADI) for Disasters Act. CCD is a coalition of national disability rights, advocacy, consumer, provider and self-advocate organizations representing this nation’s more than 61 million Americans with disabilities.
(May 31, 2019) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
[Senate] CCD Support for REAADI Act 2019
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) applaud your introduction of the Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion (REAADI) for Disasters Act. CCD is a coalition of national disability rights, advocacy, consumer, provider and self-advocate organizations representing this nation’s more than 61 million Americans with disabilities.
(May 31, 2019) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
[House] CCD Emergency Mgmt and LTSS TF Support Letter for DRMA
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Emergency Management Task Force and Long Term Services and Supports Task Force are pleased to support the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA). CCD is a coalition of national disability rights, advocacy, consumer, provider and self-advocate organizations representing this nation’s more than 61 million Americans with disabilities.
(May 31, 2019) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
[Senate] CCD Emergency Mgmt and LTSS TF Support Letter for DRMA
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Emergency Management Task Force and Long Term Services and Supports Task Force are pleased to support the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA). CCD is a coalition of national disability rights, advocacy, consumer, provider and self-advocate organizations representing this nation’s more than 61 million Americans with disabilities.
(May 31, 2019) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Emergency Management Ad Hoc Committee - Comments CMS
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the emergency preparedness regulations for providers, suppliers and facilities serving people with disabilities. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for Federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. We have over 100 organizations who work with and for the safety of people with disabilities living both in the community and in institutions.
(November 19, 2018) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
CCD Emergency Management Committee and Allies Letter of Concern to DHS - 122 Organizations sign on
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for Federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(August 7, 2018) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
Getting it Right 2018 National Inclusive Disaster Strategies Conference - Agenda
(May 11, 2018) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Emergency Management Task Force
2018 Getting It Right National Inclusive Disaster Strategies Conference - Registration and more information
(May 11, 2018) - Download [ PDF ] |
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