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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-12-14 | 10 | JoanAnn Radu-Sinaiko: Are. I'm here. I'm in between places. So I'm not going to be a good advocate. I was excited I got an email from Kerry reminding me about this tonight, that's why I'm even here because I totally forgot about it. It's great to see everybody and it's really important because there's a lot of people that don't feel that they're disabled and that they need the help because they're, "I can do it. I'm strong enough. I can figure this out." But when panic comes in, your brain just goes to water. It just melts and you don't know that until it happens, and then you don't know what to do. I've been there SO I understand that. I tried to anticipate but I never did ask a question further, "Where do I go?" So, thank you. Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you. Do we have any more comments or questions? Commissioner Brillinger? Arnold Brillinger: Yes, the Paratransit put together a booklet. Beth, if you could hold yours up. It has in it all kinds of things that you need to compile, so that when the big thing happens, the big disaster happens, you know first of all some of your information. You don't have to go hunting all over the place for it. It shows you what you need to put together so that you've got some supplies for yourself and maybe even that you would use this kind of a thing with your neighbors. I was wondering, does the fire department or does Alameda have anything like this? Sharon Oliver: There's a lot of people making lists, I brought some tips from FEMA. We have another list that we hand out at fairs, it's a real short list. But I can tell you, one size does not fit all with lists. You need water, you need food, and after that what else do you need to make your life resilient? I'm a coffee drinker, I have a little extra coffee on hand, toilet paper's nice, and there are some things like that. I don't know your living situation, so if you say one gallon of water per person per day just for drinking, you might want another gallon for washing. If you have a family of five and you start doing the math, that's a lot of water, but some water's better than no water. So it's like where do you stand now? How does it work for you? What's your living situation? What else do you need? Medications, refrigeration? If you really want to be a preparedness nut like some of our folks are, they love it, maybe you can install or have on hand a generator if you have a need to keep a small refrigerator going. It has a cost, but if it's that important to you and your well-being, maybe that's something you save for or decide to do. There's a lot of ways to handle it. Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you very much. Sharon Oliver: You're welcome. Elizabeth Kenny: Sorry. We have one more public comment. Can you say your name into the microphone first? Thank you. Austin Tam: My name is Austin Tam and I do lots of social justice work in Alameda especially when it comes to disabilities and affordable housing. I came in late, but I was the one doing most of all because I had a conversation with my friend Doyle this morning and I was just thinking about people who are hearing impaired, especially in a disaster or something like that, right? For instance, when you have to call somebody, is there a simple way for those who are hearing impaired? Elizabeth Kenny: Yes I think I understand what you're saying, like the TTY programs, are those going to be still available in an emergency? Sharon Oliver: The phone lines could be down, so there are some challenges. Let's get a task force together to talk about so many different issues. Signage, braille, how does somebody who can't see get to the braille sign? It's a requirement for us to put braille signs next to bathrooms and things like that, but if you can't even find the bathroom, then how can you read the braille signs? These are the | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-12-14.pdf |