DESIGNING MOBILE TIPS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Laura M. Stough, Ph.D. Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and Disaster Center on Disability and Development Texas A&M University C:\Users\lstough\Documents\Conferences\FEMA\Sunday, September 4.jpg Picture of man standing in front of highway 21 in Bastrop Texas on the first day of the Bastrop County Complex fire Map of spread of fire during the first 24 hours of the Bastrop County Complex fire showing spread of fire and smoke to the south due to high winds. Map showing Bastrop County fire to the east of Austin and smoke spread across Bastrop County Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and Disasterredd.tamu.edu This is a snapshot of the home page for Project REDD: Research and Education on Disability and Disaster (redd.tamu.edu). Texas guide to supports and services for individuals with disabilities and their families affected by disasters. C.A.R.E. Kits for Special Education Classrooms C.A.R.E. kits for special education classrooms. Disaster acronym guide for disabilities and emergency management. A project of the Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University. Region VI Working Group •Formed at the last “Getting Real” Conference in 2011 •Focused on goals set as a group at the conference •Biweekly phone conferences include disability organizations and emergency management organizations •Discussions include sharing disaster and disability-related resources and information TIPS for First Responders (3rdEdition) TIPS for First Responders (3rd Edition) TIPS for First Responders- TX Edition TIPS for First Responders (Texas Edition). On today's call, the tips for first responders came up. There is interest in using these in the field. I would like to talk with you about how we might get them updated and seeing where more of these can be obtained. I had one other idea---can we turn these into an app so they be more portal and more widely available? Patty Anderson, Texas Disability Rights Steps in Development •Use of existing technology useful to emergency managers and first responders •Survey of emergency managers and VOADs to determine usage requirements and best platform •Incorporation of several print-based materials •Incorporation of web-based database •Beta testing by emergency managers and disability community members Clouds begin to take the form of a hurricane in the evening sky. disabilitytips.tamu.edu Tips for first responders by Texas A&M University. Website is http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/ http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/ Information on people with mobility impairments. Information on people with mobility impairments. Mobility Impairments Mobility Impairments Cont’d The homepage for the Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitive Services website. Information on people with service animals. Service Animals Contacts for Services and Support Home page of the Aggie Guide-Dogs and Service-Dogs website. Disability Acronyms List of disability acronyms. List of disability acronyms. Emergency Management Acronyms List of emergency management acronyms. List of emergency management acronyms. TX Disability Resources TX Disability Resources Cont’d TX Disability Resources •Advocacy, Support Groups, and Legal Services •Assistive Technology •Communication •Daily Living Support •Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education •Employment and Financial Assistance •Health and Medical Services •Housing •Mobility and Transportation •Post Secondary Education Services •Primary and Secondary Education Services •Psychological and Counseling Services •Recreation and Leisure •Summer Camps •Miscellaneous Search, Add, or Edit resources on this webpage. http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/ http://disabilitytips.tamu.edu/ Advocacy and Support Groups A list of Advocacy and Support Groups. Communication Information and links on how to communicate with a deaf person. About Us Information on those who work with Project REDD at Texas A&M University. Dark blue/grey clouds begin to form as the hurricane approches. This is an image of how the website should load on your mobile device. Future Development •Disaster Supports and Services for other states included •Directory of Community Resources for other states developed •Research realignment of the TIPS taxonomy with functional needs terminology: –Communication –Medical needs –Functional independence –Supervision –Transportation A child comforts a wheelchair-bound evacuee. Eric Gay/AP C:\Users\lstough\Documents\Conferences\FEMA\Town of Bastrop 9-2011.png Looking east from the edge of town of Bastrop showing fire in the distance dwarfing the town Laura M. Stough, Ph.D. Center on Disability and Development lstough@tamu.edu http://redd.tamu.edu Research and Education on Disability and Disaster.