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Executive Order 13407, signed by President Bush in 2006, requires that the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) “include in the public alert and warning system the capability to alert and warn all Americans, including those with disabilities and those without an understanding of the English language.”

FEMA recognizes that organizations supporting persons with access and functional needs are a critical part of the nation’s emergency management team.   The IPAWS PMO continuously seeks to engage with new partners to form relationships, share information, and receive feedback. The IPAWS PMO conducts outreach and engages a number of intra-governmental, non-profit, and advocacy organizations to ensure they are kept informed of IPAWS progress.

The list below is a broad, but not an exhaustive, list of current or future non-profit and advocacy partners the IPAWS PMO would like to engage.


Intra-Governmental Organizations

Engagement with intra-governmental organizations initially focuses on making senior leaders aware of IPAWS goals and objectives. The IPAWS PMO works with these organizations to participate in various meetings and conferences and maximize the exposure of IPAWS to the very broad membership base in each organization. The IPAWS PMO coordinates with each organization to determine the level of the IPAWS PMO participation and engagement.

  • The Council of State Governments (CSG)
  • The International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
  • National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
  • National Association of Counties (NACo)
  • National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • National Governor’s Association
  • National League of Cities (NLC)
  • National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

 

People with Access and Functional Needs

  • National Federation of the Blind
  • National Association of the Deaf
  • American Association of People with Disabilities/Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (AAPD/COAT)
  • Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities and the National Disability Rights Network
  • Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Communications Policy
  • Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
  • Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
  • Massachusetts Statewide Independent Living Council
  • National Adult Protective Services Association
  • National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
  • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
  • National Organization on Disability/Emergency Preparedness Initiative
  • SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPNTEL (Horace Mann School of the Deaf / Boston Mass)
  • National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  • National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
  • National Council on Disability (NCD)
  • National Disability Rights Network
  • United States Access Board
  • WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
  • World Institute on Disability

Universities

Older Americans

  • American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
  • National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
  • National Association of States United for Aging and Disability (NASUAD)
  • National Council on Aging

Children

  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

 

Charities and Health

  • American Health Care Association
  • National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD
  • US Red Cross

 

Standards Based Organizations

  • Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
  • IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity

 

Limited English Proficiency

  • National Limited English Proficient (LEP) Advocacy Task Force
  • LEP Advocacy Interpreter Standards Committee

 

For more on IPAWS components, including IPAWS- and the Primary Entry Point program, please click here.

To return to the FEMA IPAWS Home Page, click here.

Last Updated: 
04/29/2013 - 14:07
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