6 U.S.C. § 321b — Disability Coordinator

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 395 words · no verdicts yet

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This law requires the Administrator (of FEMA) to appoint a Disability Coordinator, after consulting disability organizations, to make sure emergency planning and disaster relief properly address the needs of people with disabilities. The Coordinator has eleven listed duties, from coordinating best practices and training to ensuring accessible transportation, hotlines, and emergency broadcasts.

(a) In general. After talking with organizations that represent people with disabilities, the National Council on Disabilities, and the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities, the Administrator must appoint a Disability Coordinator. This Coordinator reports directly to the Administrator, to make sure the needs of people with disabilities are properly handled in emergency planning and disaster relief. (b) Responsibilities. The Disability Coordinator must: give guidance and coordinate on how emergency planning and relief efforts address people with disabilities during a natural disaster, terrorist act, or other man-made disaster; work with Agency staff, the National Council on Disabilities, the Interagency Coordinating Council, other federal agencies, and state, local, and tribal governments on those needs; consult disability-rights organizations about those needs; make sure best practices and model evacuation plans for people with disabilities are shared and coordinated; make sure training materials and courses exist for emergency responders and government officials on disability needs; promote making emergency hotlines and websites accessible; work to make sure TV broadcasters, cable, and satellite services make emergency information accessible to people with hearing and vision disabilities; make sure accessible transportation is available for evacuating people with disabilities; give guidance and enforce policies respecting what people with disabilities want regarding where they live and relocate after an evacuation; make sure the needs of people with disabilities are built into the national preparedness system under section 744; and handle any other duties the Administrator assigns.

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(a) In general

After consultation with organizations representing individuals with disabilities, the National Council on Disabilities, and the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities, established under Executive Order No. 13347, the Administrator shall appoint a Disability Coordinator. The Disability Coordinator shall report directly to the Administrator, in order to ensure that the needs of individuals with disabilities are being properly addressed in emergency preparedness and disaster relief.

(b) Responsibilities

The Disability Coordinator shall be responsible for—

(1)

providing guidance and coordination on matters related to individuals with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;

(2)

interacting with the staff of the Agency, the National Council on Disabilities, the Interagency Coordinating Council on Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities established under Executive Order No. 13347, other agencies of the Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal government authorities regarding the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;

(3)

consulting with organizations that represent the interests and rights of individuals with disabilities about the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster;

(4)

ensuring the coordination and dissemination of best practices and model evacuation plans for individuals with disabilities;

(5)

ensuring the development of training materials and a curriculum for training of emergency response providers, State, local, and tribal government officials, and others on the needs of individuals with disabilities;

(6)

promoting the accessibility of telephone hotlines and websites regarding emergency preparedness, evacuations, and disaster relief;

(7)

working to ensure that video programming distributors, including broadcasters, cable operators, and satellite television services, make emergency information accessible to individuals with hearing and vision disabilities;

(8)

ensuring the availability of accessible transportation options for individuals with disabilities in the event of an evacuation;

(9)

providing guidance and implementing policies to ensure that the rights and wishes of individuals with disabilities regarding post-evacuation residency and relocation are respected;

(10)

ensuring that meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities are included in the components of the national preparedness system established under section 744 of this title; and

(11)

any other duties as assigned by the Administrator.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 513, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1408.)

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2006Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 120 Stat. 1408

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