ADA National Network Learning Session: Integrating the Access and Functional Needs Coordinator Role into your Emergency Operations Center

ADA National Network Learning Session: Integrating the Access and Functional Needs Coordinator Role into your Emergency Operations Center

11th June, 2020

This webinar will cover how a local agency has incorporated the role of the Access and Functional Needs (AFN) Coordinator into its Emergency Operations Centers and review some of the activities they were involved in during the COVID-19 activation.

Learning objectives:

  • Tips for the placement of the AFN Coordinator into the EOC org chart and suggestions for infiltrating operations and agency culture
  • Lessons learned and strategies for the future

Presenter:

Laney Davidson is the Disability Access Manager and ADA Coordinator for the County of Marin, as well as the Owner and Founder of LC Disability Consulting. She has worked in the accessibility field for the past 15 years focusing on local government agency compliance. Recently Laney has been working with a handful of other ADA Coordinators and the Pacific ADA Center to advocate for education, networking and support for ADA Coordinators and their uniquely challenging positions throughout the State of California.

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