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ArizonaArizona Statewide Independent Living Statewide Independent Living
Council (AZ SILC)Council (AZ SILC)The Disability Empowerment CenterThe Disability Empowerment Center
Suite 214Suite 214
5025 E Washington Street5025 E Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034Phoenix, AZ 85034
602/262-2900, voice/TTY602/262-2900, voice/TTY
www.azsilc.org
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SILC Staff:
• Tony DiRienzi
Executive Director
• Linda Jane Austen
Director of Administration [email protected]
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SILC, with the support of the AZ Department of Health Services,
will conductworkshops
around the state related to Emergency Services and
Functional Needs. .
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The purpose of this presentation
is to acquaint you with
SILC and provide
an introduction to the content
of our
Functional Needs
Workshops.
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Workshop topics:
• What are Functional Needs?
• Who has Functional Needs?
• How Functional Needs Impact the Planning for and Delivery of Emergency Services.
• Best Practices
AZ SILCAZ SILCSILC is an AZ Governor’s advisory council and non profit organization, whose members:
• Are a majority of people with a disability,
• Represent the diversity of AZ,
• Assess and advocate for issues related to Independent Living.
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Independent Living is essentially
about theCivil Rights
of People with Disabilities.
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The goal of Independent Living
is to ensure that people with disabilities
have equal access to live and participate
in theircommunity.
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People with Disabilities
are the majority
of the
Functional Needs Population
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Integral to
Independent Living
is addressing
the Functional Needs
of people.
AZ SILCAZ SILCThere are 5 major categories of Disabilities
• Mobility,
• Sensory,
• Cognitive,
• Mental, and
• Multiple.
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The Functional Needs population
is a broad spectrum
of individuals that use
a wide range of
interventions
to independently accomplish
Activities of Daily Living.
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Activities of Daily Living
(ADLs)
are used to
describe and indicate
the functional level
of individuals.
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ADLs include:
• Walking
• Personal Hygiene
• Dressing
• Self Feeding
• Toileting
• Communicating
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An individual’s ability to accomplish
ADLsis used as a criteria
to measure their independence.
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Equipment, services,
and/or
pharmaceuticals
are interventions
used to support
Functional Needs.
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Equipment includes:
• Audio output electronic devices,
• Consumable Medical Supplies
(CMS, e.g. catheters),
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME, e.g. wheelchairs),
• Video telephones.
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Services include:
• American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters
• Computer Assisted Real-time Translation (CART),
• Personal Attendant Services (P.A.S.),
• Service Animals (e.g. dogs).
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Pharmaceuticals include:
• Insulin,
• Cardiac/Pulmonary,
• Psychotropic,
• Neurologic, and
• Antibiotic.
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People with
Functional Needs
do not have
“Special Needs”.
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The concept of
“Special”
discriminates
and
segregates.
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Understanding the concept of
Accessibility
will prevent
discriminatory practices
and promote
inclusive services.
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Accessibility
describes the degree
to which
a service or environment
is equally available to
as many people as possible.
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Major Attributes of Accessibility:
• Easy to use, enter, reach, apply,
• Being at hand when needed,
• Easy to meet, interact with, communicate with, or contact.
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Planning and implementing
supports for
Functional Needs
will greatly reduce
the stress on emergency services’
assets and resources.
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A Best Practice
is to involve
People with Functional Needs
in the
planning process.
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Functional Categories:• Onset
Prenatal/BirthAcquired
• DurationTemporaryProgressivePermanent
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Each category is subdivided into
various subcategories. Each subcategoryis subdivided into various subgroups.
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Mobility is the most visible because of anatomical characteristics or DME:
• Crutches,• Oxygen Concentrators, • Prosthetics,• Scooters,• Walkers,• Wheelchairs, etc.
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Mobility Subcategories:
• Non Ambulatory
• Partially Ambulatory
• Ambulatory
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Mobility Subgroups:
• Non AmbulatoryParalysisArthritisNeurologicalMultiple Amputations
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Mobility Subgroups:
• Partially AmbulatoryCardiac/Pulmonary,Temporary Medical Conditions (e.g. broken leg),
Pregnant Women, andAging.
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Mobility Subgroups:
• AmbulatoryParalysis of Arms/HandsAmputations of Arms/Hands
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There are specific
Emergency Preparedness
issues
related to all
categories
AZ SILCAZ SILCEmergency service issues related to mobility include:
• Evacuation
• Triage
• Transportation
• Sheltering (not only architectural but, also equipment)
• Reunification
AZ SILCAZ SILCFor Emergency Service Personnel:
• Do not assume what a person can or cannot do,
• Always speak directly to person, not to companion or interpreter, and
• Critical questions to ask,What is your Functional Need?How can I best assist you?
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Emergency Service Personnel:
• If an individual has a service animal,
• Please ask,Is this a service animal?What has this animal been trained to do?
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Individuals may use service animals in all Functional categories:
• Mobility,• Sensory,• Cognitive,• Mental, and• Multiple.
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How Service Animals are used:
• Wheelchair users – pulling, retrieving,
• People who are blind – way finding,
• Neurological – alert & protect,
• Cognitive – orientation to environment,
• Mental –prevent self injury, wake up.
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Emergency Services Personnel:
• Do not separate owner and animal,
• Not a pet, it’s a working animal, highly trained,
• Do not stroke, touch or give animal food without permission of owner.
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Service Animals (cont’d)
• Harness indicates animal is working, it is on duty,
• If you need to handle the animal use a leash, NOT THE HARNESS,
• Animal must be in a harness or on a leash, but need not be muzzled.
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To participate in a
Functional Needs
workshop and
table top exercise
contact either:
Tony DiRienzi [email protected]
Linda Jane Austen [email protected]