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One in five Americans has some kind of disability. Disabilities can be apparent, such as a physical disability that requires a person to use a wheelchair, or non-apparent, such as deafness, or cognitive impairments including mental illness. People with disabilities may require reasonable accommodations in emergency response situations, and their rights to these accommodations are protected by federal disability rights laws. This module is part of a one-hour Disability Training for First Responders from the Ohio Disability and Health Program (ODHP). This training was produced at The Ohio State University Nisonger Center and is designed to give first responders the knowledge and skills required to safely and effectively assist people with disabilities. This training is designed for first responders including law enforcement, firefighters, and EMTs/paramedics.
The training provides an overview of different disability types and accommodations that may be necessary, as well as an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as it relates to first responders. The training is broken into five short modules, which can be found at the links below:
• Module 1: Introduction/General Disability Information and Tips
• Module 2: Blind/Visual Impairments and Service Animals
• Module 3: Communication Barriers
• Module 4: Cognitive Impairments
• Module 5: Mobility Impairments
Additional disability resources for first responders can be found at: www.go.osu.edu/firstresponders.
Video quality: These trainings were shot in HD quality. You can change the quality of your video by selecting the "cog" icon in the lower right hand corner of the video screen. The video will load at a slower pace on the higher quality settings.
Closed Captioning: Closed captioning is available on all modules of this training. To turn on the captioning, click on the "CC" icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen
Special thanks to:
Norwich Township Fire Department
The Ohio Disability and Health Program's Disability Community Planning Group (DCPG)
The Ohio State University Police Division
The Ohio Trauma Committee, Functional Needs Workgroup
University of South Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
Victoria Baker-Willford, Governor's Council on People with Disabilities
Alyson Barnheiser, Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
Marge Barnheiser, Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
Pat Cloppert, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center
Joshua Cox, Norwich Township Fire Department
Nolan Crabb, American Council of the Blind Ohio
Mari Dannhauer, Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio
Mario Duncan, Motivational Speaker
Jason Fisher, Norwich Township Fire Department
Katherine Hevener, Ohio Trauma Committee, Functional Needs Workgroup
John Moore, Deaf Services Center, Inc.
Michael Nelson, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Chris Puls, Service Dog Expert
Paula Rabidoux, The Ohio State University Nisonger Center
Officer Anna Stephenson, The Ohio State University Police Division
Kim Stults, Nurse, Disability Advocate
Irene Tunanidas, Ohio Association of the Deaf
Officer Aaron Ward, The Ohio State University Police Division
For more information about this training or the Ohio Disability and Health Program (ODHP), please contact:
Susan Havercamp, Principal Investigator
614-685-8724; Susan.Havercamp@osumc.edu
Yiping Yang, Program Coordinator
614-688-2928; Yiping.Yang@osumc.edu
Rosalind Gjessing, Clinical Research Assistant
614-688-2928; Rosalind.Gjessing@osumc.edu
The Ohio Disability and Health Program:
The Ohio Disability and Health Program (ODHP) is a grant-funded state program with the goals to promote health, improve emergency preparedness, and increase access to care for Ohioans with disabilities. ODHP is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is a partnership amongst the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the two Ohio UCEDDs (University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) at the Ohio State University Nisonger Center and the University of Cincinnati (UC UCEDD), and the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center (GRC).
ODHP is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement Number 5U59DD000931-02. The contents of this training are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
