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Massachusetts Office on Disability

Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness

Spring Meeting Schedule

Myra Berloff,  Director

 

Deval L. Patrick, Governor

Timothy P.  Murray, Lt. Governor

Myra Berloff, Director

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The Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD), in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency,* is hosting meetings to bring together people with disabilities and local emergency preparedness professionals.  The purpose of the meetings is to explore how to ensure that people with disabilities have the assistance they need in times of emergency.

  • An ice storm leaves the region without electricity.

  • Fire in an industrial plant forces evacuation of surrounding communities.

  • A train jumps the tracks, releasing a cloud of toxic chemicals.

Communities across the Commonwealth are planning for emergency situations like these, some are natural and others are man-made; some require evacuation while others require sheltering at home.

Members of the disability community will learn about the emergency response resources and procedures within their local communities and the steps that can be taken personally to prepare for emergency situations.   

  • Persons with disabilities will also receive an “Emergency Go Pack” with essential items that might be needed during an emergency. 

  • First Responders will receive “Tips for First Responders, 2nd edition”.   

Meetings will be held in the following locations.

DATE

TIME

TOWN

LOCATION
       

4/1/08

1 - 3:30

Lawrence

Northeast Independent Living Program

20 Ballard Road

 

4/15/08

2 - 3:30

Salem

Beverly Cooperative Bank

Community Room

73 Lafayette Street

 

4/16/08

12 - 3

Eastham

Town Hall

2500 State Highway

 

4/24/08

1 - 3

Fitchburg

Fitchburg Public Library

610 Main Street

 

5/1/08

1 - 4

Pittsfield

Ad-Lib

215 North Street

 

5/6/08

1 - 4

Hyannis

CORD

1019 Iyanough Road, #4

Hyannis, MA 02601

 

5/13/08

1 - 3

Worcester

Public Library

Saxe Room

3 Salem Square

 

5/28/08

12 - 3

Watertown

Public Library

Watertown Savings Bank Conference Room

123 Main Street

 

6/4/08

12 - 3

West Springfield

Municipal Office Building

26 Central Street

 

6/13/08

1:30 - 4

Cambridge

Senior Center

806 Massachusetts Avenue

 
7/9/08 1-3 Medford (FULL)

Community Room

99 Riverside Avenue

 

7/16/08

1-3

Framingham (FULL

Cable Access

Memorial Building

150 Concord Street

 

9/10/08

1-3

Medford (FULL)

Community Room

99 Riverside Avenue

 

9/10/08

1-3

Medford (FULL)

Community Room

99 Riverside Avenue

 

9/15/08

10:30 - 12

Hingham

Elder Services

Senior Center

224 Central Street

 

If there are any questions, or you are interested in attending a meeting, please feel free to contact Jeffrey Dougan at the Massachusetts Office on Disability, 800-322-2020 extension 27316.

* Funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training, through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Homeland Security Division (Grant #2006-GE-T6-0028).

Last revised July 2008

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