Are you the family member of a child or young person with a disability, caregiver, first responder, healthcare professional, or a staff member of an school, agency, or organization serving children and youth with access and functional needs? This training is for YOU! The training is designed to increase the ability of communities to serve children and youth with access and functional needs, their caregivers, school personnel, and community members before, during and after disasters and emergencies.

Topics Covered:  

• Awareness and sensitivity in interacting and working with students who have disabilities and their families
• How the needs of students with disabilities differ during emergency preparedness and response
  
• Information on how to appropriately plan and prepare for disasters and emergencies for children and youth disabilities
  
• Disaster and emergency preparedness resources, such as websites, publications, and guides geared toward students with disabilities and school personnel

Sponsored by

Mississippi State Department of Health

Hosted by

Greenwood-Leflore Autism

Spectrum Society (GLASS)

and

Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities

Funding for this training made possible by

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)