2024 AFN Town Hall
This will be a town hall type of discussion led by Jim House and Todd Holloway from the WASILC Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP). Public Health and Emergency Management professionals as well as local community advocates share their perspectives on how having a strong AFN program can improve outcomes for the whole community, including marginalized populations that are disproportionately impacted before, during, and after disasters. We will share highlights from the past year, including the Spokane wildfires.
About the Presenters
Jim House is the Disability Integration Manager for the Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP) at the Washington State Independent Living Council. CIEP is a statewide advisory group that focuses on effective communications, programmatic and physical access, and other functional access needs and issues impacting people with disabilities and other marginalized communities in emergencies. As a subject matter expert, Jim participates in several forums covering access issues with Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) during disasters.
Todd Holloway is a national expert on inclusive emergency planning and a founder of CIEP.