On this episode of the Jewish Disability Services - Together, We Make An Impact Podcast, we discuss Emergency Preparedness within the disability community. We spoke with three disability rights advocates who live, work, and go to school in New Jersey. We thank Norman Smith, Millie Gonzalez, and Colleen Roche for sharing their lived experiences and creating such a meaningful and robust conversation around resources related to emergency preparedness.Resources discussed in this episode:

• The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies: https://disasterstrategies.org/

• Project Freedom: https://www.projectfreedom.org/

• Federal Disability Toolkit: https://www.ready.gov/disability-toolkit

• Register Ready: https://nj.gov/njoem/plan-prepare/access-functional-needs.shtml

• NJ Office of Emergency Management: https://nj.gov/njoem/about-us/county-coordinators.shtml

• NJ LEND at Rutgers University & The Boggs Center: https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/student-experiences/njlend

• The Spina Bifida Resource Network: https://thesbrn.org/

• New Jersey State Independent Living Council: https://www.njsilc.org/

• REAADI for Disasters Act & DRMA: https://reaadi.com/

  • https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2658

  • https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/REAADI%20One-pager%20117th.pdf

• NJ Legislature Bill A1701 & S285 Session 2022-2023: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S285

• Find your local NJ Legislature and your Members of the US Congress:

  • https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/#findLegislator

  • https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

If you’d like to learn more about the JDS Podcast, disability inclusion in our community, or would like to connect with Adam and Rose you can reach us directly at [email protected] or visit https://www.jewishsouthjersey.org/specialneeds