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special needs
special interest COMMITTEE
Committee Chair:
Elizabeth Davis
At the request of Daniel Gade,
Associate Director for Domestic Policy at the White House, the IAEM Special Needs Committee prepared a Special Needs Briefing. Each section of the briefing follows a set organizational formula of issue, background and recommendations:
- Sheltering people with special needs
- Service providers for special needs populations
- Community assessment and special needs populations
- Emergency management support needs
- Credible communication during emergencies
- Personal preparedness for people with disabilities and other disaster-related special needs
- Housing
- Transportation and evacuation
In 2005, the IAEM Editorial Committee published a special focus issue of the IAEM Bulletin on the theme of "Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities," with the assistance of Elizabeth Davis, chair of the Special Needs Committee.
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