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Project

Feeling Safe Being Safe

Center:

HI-Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program

Fiscal Year:

2021

Contact Information:

Yoko Kitami
[email protected]
808-956-4121

Project Description:

Hawaiʻis Feeling Safe Being Safe Training is a community-based program that helps prepare individuals and neighborhoods for emergencies of all kinds. The Feeling Safe Being Safe program trains, and certifies self advocates who have ID/DD. Once certified, trainers work with first responders to teach individuals with disabilities and families and caregivers to prepare for emergencies.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Other

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source: