CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. Community leadership in through Citizen Corps has successfully integrated people with disabilities into the Orange County, FL CERT program. People with disabilities can be included in the Planning, Training and Exercises for their local CERT when the whole community becomes involved in emergency management. Everyone can accomplish activities to mitigate property loss and to minimize human discomfort prior to and after a disaster. This workshop presents an overview of CERT objectives and proposed training syllabus. "Hands on" CERT training provides universal access to basic emergency management best practices. The American Disabilities Act and the Good Samaritan Act supplement CERT inclusion of people with disabilities and in strengthening community resiliency.
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Getting Real IIPromising Practices in Inclusive Emergency Management for the Whole Community |