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Hi,

Please see the attached from Jean Sherman. I look forward to seeing you

all on Friday at the FCC meeting.

Bonnie

Bonnie Florom

Provider/Community Affairs Manager

Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Area 10

(954)713-1275 Fax:

201 W. Broward Blvd., Suite 305

Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33301

http://apd.myforida.com

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Hi Bonnie:

Please forward this message & attachments to the FCC list.

Someone from Broward should really attend this conference.

You may want to look at it for Area 10 as well.

Jean

Jean Sherman, Ed.D., RN

Research Assistant Professor

- Director, Center on Aging & Disabilities

- Associate Director, MAGEC

- LEND Nursing Director, MCCD

University of Miami School of Medicine

1695 NW 9th Avenue, Room 3204 (D-101)

Miami, Florida 33136

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From: FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination

[mailto:Fema-Disability-Integration-Coordination@...]

Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:10 PM

To: undisclosed-recipients

Subject:

Dear Friends & Colleagues-

Marcie Roth, Director of FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and

Coordination, is pleased to pass along the following information regarding

our “Getting Real- The 2010 Inclusive Emergency Management National

Capacity Building Training Conferenceâ€. The application has been provide

above in both .pdf and .txt form.

Please feel free to pass this information on to those you believe will

benefit from this training conference.

Thank you for your time.

August 9, 2010

Dear Colleague

In March, 2010, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said “We don’t plan for

easy in FEMA, we plan for real.†And virtually every community across the

United States, as much as fifty percent of the population needs assistance

to prepare for emergencies and disasters.

Among them, twenty percent of Americans have disabilities and may have

access and functional needs that will affect their ability to read or

understand preparedness information, hear alerts and warnings, utilize

accessible transportation during an evacuation, maintain their independence

in a shelter, find accessible housing if theirs has been destroyed, access

services to enable them to return to work and deal with a myriad of other

challenges. Despite this, real progress towards real preparedness is being

made in communities that are committed to emergency planning that is

inclusive of the participation and requirements of people with access and

functional needs.

Are you currently active in planning for emergencies and disasters?

Are you involved in disability- inclusive community involvement?

Are you a community leader?

Are you interested in working with others to help communities plan for

emergencies and disasters?

If you answered yes to any of these, please apply to be a Delegate to the

“Getting Real- The 2010 Inclusive Emergency Management National Capacity

Building Training Conferenceâ€

This training conference will be held on September 22-24 in Washington DC

“Getting Real†is intended for members of the disability and emergency

management communities. Delegates from across the country will participate

in an intensive cross-training and bridge-building itinerary in inclusive

emergency preparedness practices. This conference will prepare leaders for

post-training responsibility to engage and educate others on how to

effectively collaborate in emergency preparedness and disaster response and

recovery.

Hosted by FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination with our

partners from the FEMA National Protection and Preparedness Directorate,

Individual & Community Preparedness Division, the Interagency Coordinating

Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities, the

Department of Justice and the National Council on Disability, this

conference will honor September as National Preparedness Month by training

stakeholders in inclusive practices.

FEMA encourages individuals with a full range of expertise to apply. Space

is limited and not all applicants are guaranteed acceptance.

Funds are available for eligible Delegates.

Reimbursement is available for non-federal applicants for round trip

coach 21-day non-refundable airfare or POV mileage not to exceed

established state caps and shuttle or cab to/from DC airport to

conference hotel not to exceed $500 (costs in excess of $500 will

require additional approval and documentation and may be approved

based on available funds).

Lodging will be provided at no cost to all eligible Delegates.

Federal employees may be eligible for travel and hotel accommodations

through invitational travel.

Delegate invitations will be distributed starting on 08/27/2010.

If you are interested in attending the conference, please submit your

application (attached) either by fax or by email

FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination@....

Please address all questions to the Office of Disability Integration and

Coordination by email to: FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination@...

Application due by: COB 08/19/2010. Applications received after this date

may still be considered for selection but may not be eligible for travel

reimbursement.

Be a part of the Team! Together we can achieve community preparedness for

all!

Sincerely,

Marcie Roth

Director

Office of Disability Integration and Coordination

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September 2010 (Register to become a Coalition Member) graphic

(See attached file: 2010 get to real application (3).pdf)(See attached

file: 2010 get to real application (3).txt)

NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written

communications to or from state officials are public records that will be

disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications

may be subject to public disclosure.

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2010 get to real application (3).txt