Access and Functional Needs Resources

Overview

The resources below are provided to support Colorado communities as they work to support the whole community. Click each folder below to open for additional information. 

Emergency Communication Resources

• 12 Considerations for Accessible Emergency Communications
• Suggested Strategies for Emergency Communication with People with Disabilities
• Position Statement on Accessible Emergency Management for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
• Disaster Strategies Partnership for Inclusive Strategies

General Resources

• Language Guidelines for Inclusive Emergency Management
• Resources for Communication with People who are Deaf
• Google Suites Accessibility Settings Editor
• Communications Template
• Capacity-Building Toolkit for Including Aging & Disability Networks in Emergency Planning
• Public Alerts and Warning Systems Executive Order 13407
• Preserving Our Freedom: Ending Institutionalization of People with Disabilities During and After Disasters
• Defining Functional Needs - Updating CMIST By June Isaacson, Kailes Disability Policy Consultant
• Guidelines for Creating Accessible Meetings and Events
• Create Accessible Digital Products
• DHS Component Self-Evaluation and Planning Reference Guide
• Effective Preparedness is Inclusive Preparedness: Accessibility in the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
• Media Article:3 Ways to Encourage People with Disabilities to be Involved in Leading Disaster Responses
• ADA: Digital Access and Title III of the ADA: An ADA Knowledge Translation Center Research Brief
• Rocky Mountain ADA Center:  Accessible Document Reference Guide
• The Little Book of Accessibility
• Universal design of technology - a list of, again, tons of resources
• 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course (article)
• 20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course (video)
• A Tutorial for Making Online Learning Accessible to Students with Disabilities
• Universal Design in Education: An Online Tutorial
• Assistive Technology: info about technologies that help individuals with disabilities use mainstream technologies and enhance their skills
• Resources for Making Distance Learning Accessible 
• Sect 508 Training webpage from the GSA
• Microsoft Accessibility Training Essentials
• ADA Compliance for Online Course Design
• DOJ Office of Civil Rights Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility
• American Sign Language (ASL) Resources from Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind

Certified Interpreter Information

• Certified Interpreter List: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Access and Functional Needs Let in ASL Flowchart
• Rural Interpreting Services Project Pilot

Access and Functional Needs Presentations and Videos

• Presentation: The Storm After the Storm: NCEM C-MIST Advisory Committee
• FEMA PrepTalk: We Succeed or Fail Together
• ADA National Network Learning Session: The Recommendations from the DHS Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) after the Disasters of 2017
• Prep Talks: The Unthinkable - Lessons Learned from Survivors
• Integrating Local Cultural Knowledge in all Phases and Sectors to Ensure More Robust, Just, Sustainable Outcomes
• Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, or Nobody? Colorado's Development of a Statewide Access & Functional Needs Program

Colorado Access and Functional Needs CMIST Resources

• Call and Google Hangouts Resources
• Reporting Closed Captioning Issues
• The Audio Description Project
• DHSEM: Whole Community Inclusion Support Flyer
• DHSEM: Good and Promising Practices Toolkit, Section 508 and Section 504

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

• Bi-Weekly Newsletter Archive   
• CMIST Bi-Weekly Newsletter Resource and  Information Resource Library Document

COEmergency Mobile App

• Links to download the mobile app to your device
  • Apple Itunes COEmergency App
  • Google Play Store COEmergency App
• COEmergency Mobile App flyer
• COEmergency Mobile App Spanish flyer