1. Exploring Strategies and Solutions: AT Reuse and Mitigation Exploring Strategies and Solutions: AT Reuse and Mitigation National Summit on Emergency Management and Assistive Technology Reutilization February 23-24, 2010

2. Your Mitigation Panel Edward Tanzman, Argonne National Laboratory Edward Tanzman, Argonne National Laboratory June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant Bryan F. Vaughan, Executive Director, Governor’s Commission on Disabilities (Florida) Bryan F. Vaughan, Executive Director, Governor’s Commission on Disabilities (Florida) Neil McDevitt, CEPIN Neil McDevitt, CEPIN Facilitator: Amy Goldman, Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology/Pass It On Center Facilitator: Amy Goldman, Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology/Pass It On Center

3. What is mitigation? Steps taken to prevent all possible hazards that may lead towards a disaster Steps taken to prevent all possible hazards that may lead towards a disaster Focuses on long-term tasks to reduce or eliminate risk Focuses on long-term tasks to reduce or eliminate risk Can be structural or non-structural Can be structural or non-structural Goal: Create safer communities, reducing loss of life and property Goal: Create safer communities, reducing loss of life and property

4. What is mitigation? Is it the first or last step in emergency management? Is it the first or last step in emergency management? Identify the potential hazard and evaluate the chances of the hazard resulting in a disaster affecting people or property Identify the potential hazard and evaluate the chances of the hazard resulting in a disaster affecting people or property

5. Examples of Mitigation Enforcing building codes (flood-proofing, seismic design, wind-bracing requirements) for new construction Enforcing building codes (flood-proofing, seismic design, wind-bracing requirements) for new construction Retro-fitting public buildings to meet new standards (e.g., hurricane winds or ground shaking) Retro-fitting public buildings to meet new standards (e.g., hurricane winds or ground shaking) Adopting zoning ordinances steering development away from areas prone to flooding, erosion, storm surge, or forest fires Adopting zoning ordinances steering development away from areas prone to flooding, erosion, storm surge, or forest fires Building community shelters in public buildings and schools in certain areas Building community shelters in public buildings and schools in certain areas

6. Resources www.fema.gov/about/divisions/mitigation.shtm www.fema.gov/about/divisions/mitigation.shtm www.nimsonline.com/emergency-management- mitigation-and-preparedness.html www.nimsonline.com/emergency-management- mitigation-and-preparedness.html

7. Questions What does MITIGATION encompass? What does MITIGATION encompass? What are considerations in MITIGATION for people with disabilities? What are considerations in MITIGATION for people with disabilities? What are considerations for emergency planners addressing MITIGATION? What are considerations for emergency planners addressing MITIGATION?

8. Questions How does AT factor into MITIGATION? How does AT factor into MITIGATION? What is the role of AT reutilization in these efforts? What is the role of AT reutilization in these efforts? Are there current policies in place that facilitate access to AT/AT Reuse in MITIGATION? (Alternately, are there current policies that are BARRIERS to accessing AT in MITIGATION?) Are there current policies in place that facilitate access to AT/AT Reuse in MITIGATION? (Alternately, are there current policies that are BARRIERS to accessing AT in MITIGATION?) What NEW policies/systems need to be in place for MITIGATION and AT reuse? What NEW policies/systems need to be in place for MITIGATION and AT reuse?