Transcript Toolkit - Preparing Texas

FNSS TOOLKIT
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Review the FNSS toolkit components
Examine each FNSS Toolkit Tab for further
clarification
Part 1
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3rd party MOU’s and responder compliance
with ADA
Ensuring plans include individuals with
disabilities
Seek input from people with disabilities
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Government organizations
Associations and Institutions participants
Advocacy groups
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Texas Accessibility Checklist for Emergency
Shelters
Based on accessibility requirements contained
in the Texas Accessibility Standards
Guidance for ensuring shelters meet Texas
Accessibility standards
Temporary solutions for emergency
Sheltering ramps
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Disability Contacts Excel Spreadsheet for
Texas
http://disabilityresources.tamu.edu/
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Important of knowing who is in your community
Source of data differs from jurisdiction
American Community Survey
Best way to know is by talking with your disability
partners
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Considerations for planning
Developing partnerships with providers
◦ MOU’s
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Resource providers
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Medtrans/Public Transit
Local public and private school districts
Commercial vendors
Faith-based organizations
Dial-a-ride
Taxi cab companies (with accessible vehicles)
Assisted living facilities/senior centers
Airport shuttle buses
Rental car companies
Part II
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FNSS Shelter positions
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PAS
Medical staffing
DME/CMS supplies
Effective Communications Leader
Emergency Case Managers
Staff for Health/FNSS Intake
Medical Appointment/Dialysis Coordinator
Home and Community Support Services: TX
Department of Aging and Disability Services
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/HCSSA/
hha.pdf
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Identifies FNSS needs
Communication needs
Ambulation ability
DME
CMS
PAS
Medical conditions
Dietary
• Used by triage
personnel at evacuation
hub.
• Used to select best form
of transport based on
their functional or
medical needs
Shelter Placement Guidance
Acute
Medical
Emergency
YES
911-Hospital
Description: An individual who
requires emergency care.
Examples
•Difficulty breathing
•Chest pain
•Hemorrhaging
•Diabetic shock
NO
Skilled
Nursing
Care
Required
24/7
•Acute psychosis
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Medical Shelter
Recommended
Description: Individuals who require active
monitoring, management, or intervention by a
medical professional to manage their medical
condition.
Examples
•Hospice patient
•Ventilator patient
•Tracheotomy which requires suctioning
•Extensive wound management
•Requiring isolation due to infectious disease
NO
•Dysrhythmia monitoring/management
•Receives skilled nursing care at home.
•Nursing home patient with no access to nursing home.
Medical
Support
Required
YES
Medical or
General Shelter
(Client’s Choice)
Description: Individuals who have a medical
condition which can be controlled through a
combination of personal caregiver, medication,
and complex medical equipment.
Examples
•Unaccompanied with Alzheimer’s or dementia
•Asthma with nebulizer
•Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on daily
oxygen
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•Unaccompanied individuals with a disability and medical
conditions who require a caregiver
•Pregnancy requiring bed rest
•Morbidly Obese
General
Shelter
•Dialysis patients with underlying medical conditions.
Description: Individuals who are able to meet their daily needs either by
themselves or with a caretaker, and may require some assistance from
volunteers to assist with personal care.
Examples
•Oxygen dependent.
•Mobility disability/self-ambulating, with or without DME, including wheelchair.
•Deaf / hard of hearing and blind/low-vision, with or without service animal.
•Diabetes, insulin and diet controlled.
•Persons with no functional or medical needs.
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Behavioral Health
Durable Medical Equipment
Consumable Medical Supplies
Oxygen Support
Pharmacy Support
Kidney Dialysis
Public Health Shelter Checklist
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Attachment 1 – Tips for Interacting with People with
Disabilities, Functional and Access Needs During
Disasters
Attachment 2 – Talk Boards
Attachment 3 – Pictograms
Attachment 4 – Signage
Attachment 5 –Emergency Sign Language &
Deafblind Guidelines
Attachment 6 –Communication Resource Specialists
Attachment 7-Low Vision Font
Attachment 8&9-Video Remote Providers/
Hardware & Software Specifications
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Checklist
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Water and Waste Management
Fire Services
Law Enforcement
Power
Hospitals/Healthcare
EMS
Public Works
Communications
Public Health
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Support services
Transportation needed
Medications
Oxygen
Pets
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Assess the appropriate
transportation for use
within the shelter
Assess the appropriate
transportation need
when discharged from
shelter
Part III
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An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making
Community Emergency Preparedness and
Response Programs Accessible to People with
Disabilities
The Texas Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Resource
Specialists
The Interagency Coordinating Council on
Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with
Disabilities
Texas Prepares website
Additional links
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Emergency First Responder: The Community
Emergency Preparedness Information
Network
ASL Preparedness Video for People who are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Northeast Texas Public Health District
National Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT) Videos
Texas Prepares Videos
Just Ask (Blind Assistance Video)
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FUNCTIONAL NEEDS SUPPORT SERVICES
TOOLKIT
https://www.preparingtexas.org/preparednes
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