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“Federally funded disaster shelters, services, warnings, and instructions should work for people with disabilities, older adults, and people who need information in formats or languages they can understand.”
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“Groups using certain federal disaster money should have to follow disability and age civil rights laws, including when contractors or nonprofit partners carry out the disaster work.”
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“Older adults, people with disabilities, and related experts should have formal roles in shaping and reviewing disaster policy.”
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“Disaster agencies using covered funds should be allowed to hire disability-led organizations to help provide accessible shelters, personal care, accessible messages, media access, and other support during disasters.”
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“Disaster programs should be required to serve older adults, people with disabilities, and people with access needs in fair and usable ways.”
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“Federal disaster inclusion planning should cover people with disabilities, older adults, and people who may face language, transportation, income, or other barriers during disasters and public health emergencies.”
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“The national disability and disasters advisory committee should grow from 17 to 45 members, add more disability, aging, housing, legal aid, emergency management, and federal agency voices, and receive dedicated funding through 2029.”
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