Driven from a review of the major failures of the Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina of 2006, a major finding was that there was a lack of inclusion and services available to individuals with disabilities resulting in additional hardship, loss of life, and lack of recovery options available to them. This course reviews The Red Cross commitment to ensuring that no one is left behind when a disaster strikes. This course is a lively, honest, and uplifting perspective on interacting with people who have varying disabilities. It will offer concrete suggestions on how to best serve the community as a whole, while striving to make all Disaster Responders comfortable interacting with people who may have physical, communication, or intellectual differences. Presented as a safe space to ask questions, review skills and gain new ones, disability integration is not a catchphrase, it is a way of ensuring the Red Cross message and programs reach all of our clients, while our responders are comfortable working with everyone.
