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“Two wheelchair users escaped from the World Trade Center Disaster, using evacuation chairs with inexperienced helpers, because they broke the rules and left before being found by rescue workers. Most who did what they were expected to do, that is, wait to be rescued, died,” according to June Kailes (Link: Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety: A Guide For People With Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations, 2002.). One goal of this research is that it will lead to communities developing practices that assure all people's needs are being accounted for during an emergency or disaster situation. Listed below are the experts in their respective fields guiding this research study. |
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Richard Gist, PhD Principal Assistant to the Director of KCMO Fire Department Associate Professor Psychology University of Missouri Kansas City, MO
June Issacson Kailes, MSW Disability Policy Consultant Playa del Rey, CA
Erin Lynch Emergency Services Manager Mid America Regional Council Kansas City, MO
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Alan Clive, PhD Retired, Civil Rights Program Manager Office of Equal Rights Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, DC
Elizabeth Davis, JD, EdM Emergency Management Special Needs Consultant EAD & Associates, LLC Brooklyn, NY
Edwina Juillet Advocate Fire & Life Safety for Persons with Disabilities Luray, VA
Bob Mikesic Advocacy/ADA Coordinator Independence, Inc. Lawrence, KS
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