Full article by June Isaacson Kailes, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, August 14, 2024.
In this feature article, a disability policy consultant reminds community leaders that public engagement and participation involve community members in problem-solving, decision-making, and policy development. Result-centered engagement can help protect people with disabilities and other community partners from many adverse impacts of emergencies.
Listen to expert insights on some new practices for creating actionable opportunities for key stakeholders to participate in decisions that affect their communities.
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June Isaacson Kailes
June Kailes, a disability policy consultant (jik.com), has over four decades of experience as a writer, trainer, researcher, policy analyst, subject matter expert, mentor, and advocate. June focuses on building disability practice competencies and health care and emergency management capabilities. She uses actionable details, the “how, who, what, where, when, and why,” to operationalize the specificity needed to include people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. June’s work converts laws, regulations, and guidance into tangible building blocks, tools, and procedures that close service gaps, prevent civil rights violations, and deliver inclusive, equally effective services.
