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Slide 1: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, or Nobody? 
Colorado’s Development of a Statewide Access & Functional Needs Program
•	Aimee Voth Siebert, Charlotte Olsen & Sadie Martinez
Slide 2: You’re Here...
Slide 3: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, or Nobody? I
•	“There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done."  - unknown author
Slide 4: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, or Nobody? II
•	When have you learned something about community needs from another emergency support function or partner?
Slide 5: Access & Functional Needs
•	Communication
•	Maintain Health
•	Independence
•	Safety, Support Services, Self-Determination
•	Transportation
•	Discussion
•	How are your response services reliant on community functioning in these areas?
•	How do you support community functioning in these areas?
•	HHS Access & Functional Needs Web-Based Training
Slide 6: ESF’s
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Health & Medical
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Hazardous Materials
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Food Water Shelter
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Energy (Power & Fuel)
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Communication
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Transportation
•	Image: Lifeline circle with Safety & Security
•	Image: Picture box with 3 circles: Circle with ESF 8 on top, Circle with ESF5 on left bottom, Circle with ESF 6 on right bottom 
Slide 7: Colorado’s Access & Functional Needs Program
Slide 8: History
•	Image: Waldo Canyon Fire Picture From FEMA. Picture of the fire coming over the mountain while houses are below from fema.maps.arcgis.com
•	Image: Picture of The Summary of findings. The Independence Center Logo and Rocky Mountain ADA logs with the text: The Summary of findings Waldo Canyon Fire Forum for People with Disabilities, Colorado Springs, CO August 30, 2012
•	Image: State of Colorado Seal
•	Image: LOGO: Colorado Department of public safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Slide 9: 2019 Taking a Snapshot and Developing Shared Language
•	Regional Access & Functional Needs Workshops
•	Colorado’s Getting It Right Conferences
•	Image: Getting Right Conference Picture. June Kailes and Marcie Roth in a picture in front of the Getting Right screen in back
•	Image: Picture of a man with a quote. Quote of a man saying "I thought I was in the Ambulance Business for over a decade until I had a mind shift and realized that I am actually in the Medical Transportation Business" ~Paul form Montrose, CO
•	Image: Misty the CMIST Elephant drawing. Drawing of an elephant in puzzle piece with a pacman trying to eat it picture drawn from Christe Coleman DHSEM Field Service Manager
Slide 10: 2020 – Building Capa…COVID-19
•	Continued Shared Language Building
•	Regional Access & Functional Needs Subcommittees
•	Training about Access & Functional Needs in EOC
•	Response Training: CMIST Response Teams Training Curriculum with areas of concentration:
•	On-Site Environmental Accessibility Assessments 
•	Functional Needs Assessments 
•	Information and Technical Assistance Support 
•	Community Outreach
•	Emergency Response Interpreter (Languages)
•	Future Consideration: Media Communications Response Teams 
Slide 11: Fixing the Fault Lines: Challenges and Accomplishments 
Slide 12: COVID-19: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”
•	Image: Picture box of 2 circles. Circle with ESF 8 on top, Circle with ESF5 on left bottom, Circle with ESF 6 on right bottom
Slide 13: Challenges
•	Capacity
•	Funding
•	Grant-driven activities
•	Colorado’s Department Structure
•	Authority differences
Slide 14: Accomplishments
•	Image: Picture of Governor Polis with ASL Interpreter in Screen. An example of picture in picture with ASL interpreter in screen
•	Image: Colorado Promotura Network Logo. Circle with Many roots in yellow, red, dark blue, green, light blue
•	Image: A word Cloud with many words 
•	First time to have an access & functional needs role in the Joint Information Center 
•	maintained significant non-English language translation across public messaging, 
•	integrated American sign language interpretation in the Governor’s press conferences, 
•	promoted website accessibility with support from community feedback 
•	public facing resources addressing Access & Functional Needs in general and in particular community groups.
•	Regular situational awareness and resource problem solving meetings
•	Colorado CMIST Access & Functional Needs Conference Calls
•	FEMA Region 8 and Colorado calls
•	National and State AFN Calls
•	Behavioral Health Disaster Coordinators’ meetings
•	Disaster Behavioral Health Task Force
•	Homeless Task Force
•	ESF-6 Task Force
•	New Americans Task Force
•	Health Equity Response Team and JIC Check-in
•	COVID-19 and Older Adults Response Team
•	Access & Functional Needs focused resources, relationship building
•	Statewide Promotora Network
•	Project Cure PPE distribution to CDASS clients
•	Access & Functional Needs Considerations in Testing Playbook, Alternate Care Facilities
•	Community Engagement in Crisis Standards of Care revision
•	A “During Action” survey to capture lessons learned, accomplishments, and ongoing concerns for future waves and events.
Slide 15: Access & Functional Needs demand a whole community approach – everybody trained, anybody can speak up, and somebody focused 
•	Community-centered and system-flexible – CMIST framework as a “Watch out” structure
•	Integrating non-traditional partners
•	Government leaders
•	Social service non-profits
•	Cultural navigators
•	Everyone is a responder, but not everyone is resourced like one
•	Image: CMIST Coin in Puzzle piece 
Slide 16: Whole Community inclusion Concept 
•	Image: A triangle in 4 triangle pieces
 Slide 17: Contact Us!
•	Sadie Martinez
•	Access & Functional Needs Coordinator
•	DHSEM
•	720.610.1691
•	sadie.martinez@state.co.us
•	Charlotte Olsen
•	Regional Emergency Management Specialist (REMS) for the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) under Health & Human Services in Region 8
•	Charlotte.Olsen@acf.hhs.gov
•	Aimee Voth-Siebert 
•	Behavioral Health and Inclusion Worklead
•	CDPHE-OEPR
•	303.692.2686 
•	aimee.vothsiebert@state.co.us