CIL-NET Presents…

A Two-Part National Teleconference & Webcast

Part I: Assisting Individuals to Prepare for an Emergency
Monday, June 23, 2008
3:00 PM EDT – 4:30 PM EDT
Jeff Sheen & Richard Petty

Part II: Preparing Your Organization for an Emergency
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
3:00 PM EDT – 4:30 PM EDT
Jeff Sheen & Christy Dunaway

Register Now!

Registration Fee: $75/Per Presentation or $125 for both. Fee does not apply per participant; registrants are encouraged to gather as many individuals as desired to participate by telephone or webcast. 

Completed hard copies of this printable form may be returned to the NCIL office by fax: 202.207.0340 or via e-mail to ncil@ncil.org. 

A note about payment:  ALL CILs and SILCs are encouraged to participate in this important training.  We know some organizations need several weeks to cut checks – don’t let this stop you from registering!  Register today and send payment as soon as you are able – even if you must wait until after the presentation. 

Part I: Assisting Individuals to Prepare for an Emergency

Agenda

3:00 PM EDT – Welcome & Introductions
3:05 PM EDT – Current State of Emergency Planning & Preparedness
3:10 PM EDT – Importance of Being Prepared
3:15 PM EDT – Q&A
3:20 PM EDT – Assisting Consumers to Take Action
3:30 PM EDT – Developing Personal Emergency Plans
3:50 PM EDT – Q&A
4:00 PM EDT – Emergencies, Evacuations, and Shelters – What to Expect
4:15 PM EDT – Q&A
4:25 PM EDT – Next Steps, Resources, and Overview of Part II
4:30 PM EDT – Teleconference Ends

Target audience:

The primary target audience is direct service staff of centers for independent living. Those who supervise direct service staff in centers and center directors will benefit from this course. Staff and members of statewide independent living councils may also find this course helpful in understanding the issues of emergency preparedness; they are not a primary audience since they do not have direct service delivery roles.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this training, participants will have knowledge and resources which will aid them to:

• Assist individuals with disabilities to advocate for communities to be prepared to assist in emergencies

• Educate consumers and staff about the importance of creating personal emergency preparedness plans to ensure their own safety

• Assist individuals in creating comprehensive, personalized emergency plans and an inventory list of items for their survival kits

• Educate consumers and staff about what to expect during an emergency evacuation

• Assist consumers on preparing for and surviving an emergency by recommending resources that include personal guides, planning tools, lists of supplies, and other materials

About the Trainers:

Jeff Sheen, MSW is a Project Director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD), at Utah State University. For the past seven years he has been involved in directing and evaluating a number of projects designed to improve community resources for individuals with disabilities and their families. These projects include working with IL-NET to provide on-line courses to staff of Centers for Independent Living and Statewide Independent Living Councils, implementing improved care coordination for children with special health care needs, and developing improved Social Security and Medicaid work incentives for individuals with disabilities. Additionally, Mr. Sheen had been participating in Emergency Preparedness activities involving disability issues for the past 4 years.  He attended the first ever National Organization on Disabilities “Conference on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities” in 2004 and participated in the National  Consortium on Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for People with Disabilities Second Working Meeting in 2005.  Mr. Sheen along with colleagues at the CPD, has presented on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities at the annual Utah Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness Conferences for the past four years (’04-’07).  Mr. Sheen was also a part of the ILRU training development team that developed the training curriculum on Emergency Preparedness for Centers of Independent Living that is the basis for this webcast. Most recently Mr. Sheen has been directing the “Emergency Preparedness for All Utahns” project that provides training on emergency preparedness issues for people with disabilities for a variety of audiences including: individuals with disabilities, families of children with special health care needs, and community provider and state agency staff.
Richard Petty is Program Director at ILRU - Independent Living Research Utilization. Since 1998 he has directed the IL NET, a national project which provides training and technical assistance to over 500 centers for independent living and 56 statewide independent living councils, organizations which foster community independence for people with disabilities. Petty directs the ILRU Community Living Partnership which provides training, publications, and implementation support to CMS Real Choice systems change grantees operating innovative home and community services programs. Petty has headed ILRU’s support to Real Choice grantees since 2001. Petty is conducting research on the experiences of those with disabilities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Before coming to ILRU, Petty served for ten years as Executive Director of Mainstream, an advocacy-oriented center for independent living in Little Rock, Arkansas. Petty holds an MBA degree from the C. T. Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. He writes about and conducts training and workshops on application of evidence based practices in community programs, advocacy and lobbying, grassroots action for change, transition from nursing facilities to the community, and leading organizations in transformational change.

Part II: Preparing Your Organization for an Emergency

Agenda

3:00 PM EDT – Welcome & Introductions
3:05 PM EDT – Brief Review of Part I: Assisting Individuals
3:10 PM EDT – Getting Started: Your Organization’s Emergency Plan
3:15 PM EDT – Key Components of Your Organization’s Plan
3:25 PM EDT – Q&A
3:35 PM EDT – How to be a Part of Your Community’s Emergency Plan
3:55 PM EDT – Q&A
4:00 PM EDT – Communicating During Emergencies
4:05 PM EDT – Putting the Pieces Back Together
4:15 PM EDT – Next Steps & Resources
4:20 PM EDT – Final Q&A and Wrap-Up
4:30 PM EDT – Teleconference Ends

Target audience:

The primary target audience is directors of centers for independent living. Staff of centers will find material useful. Staff and members of statewide independent living councils may also find this course helpful in understanding the issues of emergency preparedness; they are not a primary audience since they do not have direct service delivery roles.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this training, participants will have knowledge and resources which will aid them to:

• Develop the organization’s emergency preparedness plan 

• Advocate for communities to be prepared to assist in emergencies

• Develop a comprehensive plan to effectively communicate emergency procedures

• Create an inventory of survival items to be stored at the CIL

• Establish procedures for adequate storage and protection of agency records and equipment at the CIL

• Establish procedures to re-establish CIL functions and operations following a disaster
  
  

About the Trainers:

Jeff Sheen, MSW is a Project Director at the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD), at Utah State University. For the past seven years he has been involved in directing and evaluating a number of projects designed to improve community resources for individuals with disabilities and their families. These projects include working with IL-NET to provide on-line courses to staff of Centers for Independent Living and Statewide Independent Living Councils, implementing improved care coordination for children with special health care needs, and developing improved Social Security and Medicaid work incentives for individuals with disabilities. Additionally, Mr. Sheen had been participating in Emergency Preparedness activities involving disability issues for the past 4 years.  He attended the first ever National Organization on Disabilities “Conference on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities” in 2004 and participated in the National  Consortium on Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for People with Disabilities Second Working Meeting in 2005.  Mr. Sheen along with colleagues at the CPD, has presented on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities at the annual Utah Bioterrorism/Emergency Preparedness Conferences for the past four years (’04-’07).  Mr. Sheen was also a part of the ILRU training development team that developed the training curriculum on Emergency Preparedness for Centers of Independent Living that is the basis for this webcast. Most recently Mr. Sheen has been directing the “Emergency Preparedness for All Utahns” project that provides training on emergency preparedness issues for people with disabilities for a variety of audiences including: individuals with disabilities, families of children with special health care needs, and community provider and state agency staff.

Christy Dunaway was born and raised in Jackson, MS. She is a person who was born with congenital amputations, both arms below the elbow and the left leg below the knee. She began working in the Independent Living Movement in 1983 at the age of 19 to provide peer support to others people with amputations and continues to this day. Christy has worked in all aspects of the independent living field from acting as a peer counselor to currently serving as the Executive Director of the Title VII, Part C centers for independent living, known as LIFE. Christy remains active on numerous Boards and Committees in an effort to ensure freedom of choice for all individuals with disabilities. Under her supervision, LIFE has doubled in staff size and funding. Currently LIFE has twelve sources of funding, including but not limited to: Title VII, Part C funding from RSA, peer support from the Mississippi Paralysis Association, an AmeriCorps project sponsored by the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, the Americans with Disabilities Act Network in Mississippi, a project sponsored by the Southeastern Disability and Technical Assistance Center, five United Way grants and more. LIFE is required by law to have at least 51% of their staff and Board members who are people with disabilities, in Mississippi, that number is closer to 70%. Christy has expertise in all issues pertaining to independent living, including the four core services of information and referral, skills training, advocacy and peer support, as well as all laws and regulations regarding disability rights, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504, etc…

Emergency Preparedness Teleconference and Webcast Registration Form

After you complete this form you will automatically be directed to the online store for payment, which accepts Visa and MasterCard only! You may also use this printable registration form to submit via mail or fax. For more information, contact Eleanor Canter at NCIL: 202-207-0334(V), 202-207-0341(Fax), 202-207-0340 (TTY).

PRESENTED BY CIL-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).