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6/16/13 - 12:58 PM by Pamela Fisher

Emergency Management Disability & Aging Coalition Seeks Volunteers

The Emergency Management Disability & Aging Coalition seeks volunteers and donors to help in responding to the needs of people with disabilities and seniors in the event of a disaster.

6/11/13 - 01:55 PM by Pamela Fisher

Hurricane Season Is Upon Us Again

The Advocacy Center has a hurricane disaster plan in place that ensures continued operations to the extent possible. In the event of office closures, AC telephones will still be answered, and staff will monitor shelters as resources allow to make sure that people with disabilities and seniors are accommodated.

9/19/12 - 02:18 PM by Pamela Fisher

Advocacy Center’s Executive Director Wants to Talk with YOU!

Do you have questions about the work of the Advocacy Center, our priorities for 2013, or thoughts to share? Lois Simpson, AC's Executive Director, will be answering your questions and listening to your ideas on Monday, September 24, 2012 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

9/12/12 - 04:42 PM by Pamela Fisher

FEMA Contact Information for Hurricane Isaac Disaster Assistance

Click to learn how to contact FEMA to apply for disaster assistance, and what information you should have available when you apply.

7/13/12 - 09:43 AM by Pamela Fisher

Take Action: Speak Up About the Needs of People with Disabilities After a Disaster

The U.S. Access Board's proposed regulation on emergency transportable housing (FEMA trailers) fails to designate a minimum percentage of trailers that will be accessible. Let them know that without these minimum percentage standards, we risk leaving the members of our community with mobility impairments behind after an emergency!

10/2/11 - 09:15 PM by Pamela Fisher

Louisiana Coalition on Disaster Preparedness Receives National Recognition

Eye of Hurricane Image After the 2005 hurricanes and floods, Advocacy Center adopted emergency preparedness for people with disabilities as one of its major priorities. Having witnessed the complete lack of accommodation for people with disabilities during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, AC resolved that the next time disaster struck Louisiana, people with disabilities would receive the supports they need.

9/7/11 - 12:53 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Advocacy Center’s Executive Director Wants to Talk with YOU!

Photo of Rep. Scott Simon Do you have questions about the work of the Advocacy Center, our priorities for 2012, or thoughts to share? Lois Simpson, AC's Executive Director, will be answering your questions and listening to your ideas on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm and Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 from 3:00 pm -4:00 pm.

8/9/10 - 12:58 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Prepare for an Emergency

Hurricane season is upon us, so it is important that we all have a personal emergency preparedness plan.

David Gallegos Named to Expert Panel on Disaster Case Management

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has named David Gallegos, Advocacy Center program director, to its Expert Panel on Disaster Case Management.

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