enableUS & The National Organization on Disability’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative Present:
enABLED in Emergencies Conference
September 29-30, 2009 • Hilton Philadelphia Airport

enableUS is a knowledge management organization with a mission to match needs with resources for the emergency management and special needs communities. Through accessible educational events, enableUS partners with government agencies, non-profits, associations, NGO's, and the private sector to empower these communities to prepare and respond to emergency situations. enableUS provides a forum that encourages the exchange of ideas, information and resources to better equip US all.

The National Organization on Disability launched the Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) following the September 11th attacks to ensure that emergency managers across the nation address disability concerns and that people with disabilities are included in all levels of the emergency management spectrum. Through national outreach, education, and awareness efforts, EPI ensures that people with disabilities take measures to prepare themselves for emergencies; that preparedness officials across the country are including people with disabilities in the planning, training and exercises, and response activities at the community level; and that people with disabilities are themselves taking an active role in participating alongside preparedness officials before, during, and after an emergency. Through coalitions and working partnerships amongst the emergency management and first responder community, EPI is the nationally recognized leader in emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and special needs.

Deaf Link offers accessible solutions that allow for effective communication with the deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind and deaf-blind populations. Using technologies such as remote video interpreting, Deaf Link provides turnkey communication solutions for government agencies and organizations as well as consumers to receive and relay information. The Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management utilizes Deaf Link’s Accessible Hazard Alert System to provide alerts and emergency information that is accessible to all the state’s citizens. Other Deaf Link emergency management services include Shelter Link which provides access to American Sign Language interpreters during mass care situations, as well as the Disaster Emergency Remote Interpreter Connection which FEMA uses to support Disaster Recovery Centers. Based in San Antonio, Deaf Link operates a 24-hour secure and encrypted communications facility manned by state and nationally certified interpreters who are liability insured.

Delta Development Group, Inc., customizes critical emergency management programs and services for the public and private sectors. Our skilled professionals provide a unique all-hazards approach including planning, training, and exercise facilitation in conjunction with Delta’s Total Visibility Software Suite Web-based resource management, special needs registries, damage assessment, and patient tracking tools. Please visit our Web site at www.deltaone.com

Flagship Mobility sells and services products which enhance the lives of our customers and their caregivers by making their environment safer and more comfortable. We accomplish this by diminishing the limitations placed on them by their disabilities. We use a variety of products such as overhead rail lift systems by Human Care Lifts AB, floor lifts by DanLift , stair lifts by Acorn Stairlifts and products from our sister company Hovertech International such as the ‘Safety Slide’ and the ‘HoverJack’. Visit our websites at: www.flagshipmobility.com and www.hovermatt.com.

ReadyTown is an all-hazards community preparedness tool that helps your residents make a plan, build a kit, and learn to prepare for emergencies. ReadyTown is a product of the organization OneStorm.org, who developed the State of Texas’ online preparedness program and was recognized by Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist as a leader in hurricane preparedness. ReadyTown will exhibit how to add interactive planning and assessment tools to community websites at the enABLED Conference.

Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of strategy and technology consulting for 95 years.  Every day, government agencies, institutions, corporations and infrastructure organization rely on the firm's expertise and objectivity, and on the combined capabilities and dedication of our exceptional people to find solutions and seize opportunities.  Providing a broad range of services in strategy, operations, organization and change, information technology, systems engineering, and program management, Booz Allen is committed to delivering results that endure.

Garaventa Lift is a privately owned group of companies specializing in lifts, emergency evacuation chairs and other accessibility devices for elderly and people with disabilities.