{"id":5105,"date":"2022-09-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T22:46:55","slug":"getting-prepared-with-your-local-disability-disaster-access-resources-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/getting-prepared-with-your-local-disability-disaster-access-resources-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Prepared with your Local Disability Disaster Access &#038; Resources Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/\">The Disability Disaster Access and Resources (DDAR) program<\/a> works with <a href=\"https:\/\/cfilc.org\/find-ilc\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cfilc.org\/find-ilc\/\">Independent Living Centers (ILCs)<\/a> throughout California to help provide community-based education, awareness, preparation, and resources for all types of emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-1024x576.png\" alt=\"An emergency kit lies open on a surface with emergency preparedness items like a flashlight, water bottle food and first aid tools. Under the Where it's AT logo, the text reads Getting Prepared with your Local Disability Disaster Access &amp; Resources Center - abilitytools.org\" class=\"wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center-460x260.png 460w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Getting-Prepared-with-your-Local-Disability-Disaster-Access-Resources-Center.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of National Preparedness Month, we recently reached out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionctr.org\/\">Disability Action Center (DAC)<\/a>, a Northern California-based Disability Disaster Access and Resources Center (DDARC) to share what may happen when you contact an ILC for emergency preparation and guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAC&#8217;s DDARC specialists learned through boots on the ground experience helping thousands of individuals that emergencies take multiple forms. In the past five years, their team faced twenty declared FEMA disasters in their service region. A variety of emergency situations under their belt quickly showed them the importance of what it means to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actionctr.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DAC.jpg\" alt=\"Disability Action Center Logo\" class=\"wp-image-5127\" width=\"223\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Happens When I Connect for Information and Services?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They use three important steps: <strong>Assess<\/strong>. <strong>Intake<\/strong>. <strong>Match<\/strong>. (AIM) They shared with us how their Center helps you \u201c<strong>AIM for Safety<\/strong>\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1 \u2013 \u201cAssess\u201d: <\/strong>Your first step is to share your daily care routine with an ILC specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you require help to bathe, eat, walk, or move around your home?<\/li><li>What medical equipment do you use daily? Walker? Cane? Bath chair?<\/li><li>Do you use equipment that requires electricity? Nebulizer? Oxygen concentrator? Motorized chair or bed?<\/li><li>Do you have medications that require refrigeration? Amoxicillin? Chlorambucil? Regular insulin?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DAC\u2019s specialists help determine what is important for you to maintain and remember when an emergency happens. Your comfort and safety matters, and you can receive help by phone or by appointment at the Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2 \u2013 \u201cIntake\u201d:<\/strong> Next, the specialist guides you through the Center\u2019s Intake Interview process. The brief questions presented provide our team with your demographic and health-based information. Your specialist requires this information to understand what programs may best meet your circumstances. During the intake, you will identify goals like \u201cI want to create my personal Emergency Plan,\u201d or \u201cI would like to find solutions to remain safer in my home during power outages.\u201d Your information remains confidential and is only shared when you give your permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3 \u2013 \u201cMatch\u201d<\/strong> Once you receive an Assessment and complete the required Intake, the team will Match you with the best possible services and solutions based on the goals you identified. That may include some or all of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Individualized Independent Living Center Support and Strategies<\/li><li>Medical Baseline Enrollment assistance<\/li><li>Disaster Preparedness and Training<\/li><li>Portable Batteries for use during power outages<\/li><li>Hotel support during Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)<\/li><li>Durable Medical Equipment<\/li><li>Emergency Food Access<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thank you so much, DAC, for sharing this information with us, and thank you for all of the work you do to keep your community safe! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you do not yet have an emergency preparedness plan in place or are interested in receiving services, you can begin your journey by <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/application\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/application\/\">applying online for DDAR services<\/a>, or by <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/get-services\/\">connecting directly with your local DDARC<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>AIM for Safety today!<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Disability Disaster Access and Resources (DDAR) program works with Independent Living Centers (ILCs) throughout California to help provide community-based education, awareness, preparation, and resources for all types of emergencies. 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