Vision in the making LesleyAnne Ezelle Region 10 Disability Integration Specialist.

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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Contact Information

[email protected]

Telephone: 425 420 6026

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Whole Community

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. John Lennon