Project Description:
The objectives of Project REDD are to:
1. Conduct high-quality research and evaluation studies on how disasters affect individuals
with disabilities in their families, and
2. Provide research-based training, education, and outreach on the topic of disability and
disaster for organizations, service providers, and individuals.
During 2021-2022 Project REDD focused its efforts on the needs of people with disabilities during
COVID-19. Presentations and trainings were provided remotely, with materials continuing to be
disseminated to emergency managers, long-term recovery committees, disaster case managers,
VOADs, community-based groups and disability-related organizations across the State of Texas.
Activities of significance during FY 2022 was increased leadership provided to the Emergency
Preparedness SIG of AUCD, including webinars and recruitment resulting in 115 members of the SIG
across the network. In addition, Dr. Stough was invited by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to
testify and report on FEMA's role in disaster preparedness and response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas,
with a focus on the experiences of individuals with disabilities.
Project REDD continued to provide training, technical assistance, and educational materials to disaster
case managers, emergency managers, VOADs, community-based groups, and disability-related
organizations in the State of Texas on the support and resource needs of individuals with disabilities or
other access and functional needs. The REDDy Directory (REsources on Disaster and Disability) was
originally project co-funded by AIDD and AUCD in 2017 to respond to the needs of people with
disabilities following Hurricane Harvey. The REDDy Directory has been a collaboration between the
Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University and the Texas Center for Disability
Studies at the University of Texas. During 2021-2022 Project REDD continued to update both the
REDDy Directory and the COVID-19 Directory for resources and services for individuals with
disabilities and their families.
Project REDD maintains communication with the Texas Governor's Office on Disability, the State of
Texas Office of Emergency Management, Texas Disability Rights, Central Texas Voluntary Agencies
Active in Disaster, the University of Texas Southwest Medical School, the Texas Department of
Health and Human Services, the Independent Living Research Utilization center at The Institution for
Rehabilitation Research Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Natural Hazards Center at the University of
Colorado, and the American Association on Health and Disabilities as well as other organizations.
Project REDD has established linkages with many other UCEDDs who are also conducting research in
this area including UCEDDs at the University of New Mexico, the University of Kansas, Utah State
University, the University of Wyoming, the University of Southern Mississippi, the Temple UCEDD,
the University of South Dakota UCEDD, the University of MN UCEDD, the Georgetown UCEDD,
and the University of Delaware UCEDD. Project REDD responds on a weekly basis to emails or calls
from FEMA, police departments, fire departments, MHMR offices, offices of emergency management,
and disability-related organizations. It provides leadership to AUCD's Emergency Preparedness SIG.
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Montague, M. L., Sweet, K. S., Stough, L. M., Sharp, A. N., & Miracle, I. (2022). Disaster recovery resource and service databases. Journal of Emergency Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.03.007
Stough, L. M., & Lee, S. (2021). Grounded theory approaches used in educational research journals. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, 1-13
Kang, D., Stough, L. M., Yoon, M., & Liew, J. (2021). The structural association between teacher-student relationships and school engagement: Types and informants. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2021.100072
Presentations:
Stough, L. M. (2022, June). Public health and emergency planning [Invited virtual panelist]. Supporting Children with Disabilities: Lessons from the Pandemic, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC.
Stough, L. M. (2022, June). Disasters and individuals with disability [Invited webinar presentation]. Mathematica Center for the Study of Disability Policy, Oakland, CA.
Stough, L. M. (2022, May). Climate change in the context of disaster risk science [Invited webinar presentation]. Technical Assistance Institute, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Washington, DC.
Stough, L. M. (2022, February). Psychological and social effects of disasters on children with disabilities [Invited virtual speaker]. Emergency Management Association of Texas Annual Leadership Symposium, San Marcos, TX.
Stough, L. M. (2021, September). Emergency management and personal preparedness planning [Invited virtual panelist]. Centre for the Houston Urban Area Security Initiative and the City of Houston Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Houston, TX.
Stough, L. M. (2021, September). Disability-inclusive disaster risk and children with disabilities [Invited webinar presentation]. Centre for Lifespan Development, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gudjah Mada, Indonesia.
Montague, M. L., Lee, S., Ducy, E. & Stough, L. (2021, November). COVID-19, students with disabilities, and those who support them: A ripple effect [Poster presentation]. The Association of University Centers on Disabilities Conference.
Stough, L. M. (2021, October). Disaster and disability: How disasters unveil a host of inequities and what we, as an Aggie community, can do about it [Workshop]. Accessibility in Aggieland, Center on Disability and Development and Disability Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Stough, L. M. & Salas Pagan Salas Pagán, C., & Stough, L. M. (2022, April). FEMA's National Advisory Council and FEMA's disability efforts [Webinar]. Emergency Preparedness Special Interest Group, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Washington, DC.
Report to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s role in disaster preparedness and response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas. (2021, October). Washington, DC.
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