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2008 It is time to get involved !

 

 

Happy New Year Everyone!

As we move forward in 2008, we hope to have at least 1 training a month

If you would like to organize a training within your college, organization, department, or dorm, please contact George Heake at gheake@temple.edu or call 215-204-7177

We would be glad to deliver VOAD training throughout the communty.

Also check our new workgroups for 2008, see which one interest you and tell a friend. Our priority focus will be to find translators, including American Sign Language (ASL)

Tamar Klaiman, Research Coordinator from CPREP and the SPAR-GIS initiative got the year off to a great start with a presentation on Emergency Preparedness for Human Resources at Temple University. We hope is to work together and collaborate in emergency preparedness training for the workplace, home, students and others throughout the year.

VOAD was founded as a result of a very successful Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Enough critically needed durable medical equipment was collected to fill a tractor trailer. The initial effort was followed by an even more successful equipment collection which filled an even larger semi truck. It all started with the incredible group of people who are the Institute on Disabilities, joined by many others who make the Temple University community a great place to experience. Responding quickly, Facilities, Temple Police, Parking, Athletics, IT & Computer Services, Recycling, and others asked how they could help. Considerable logistic support was provided by PEMA (Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency).

Donations poured in from Philadelphia and across the state of Pennsylvania thanks to the efforts of United Way , Red Cross, PhillyHealth.org, ARC of Pennsylvania, PA Developmental Disabilities Council, Inglis House , PA Protection and Advocacy, United Cerebral Palsy, Pennsylvania Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) and their partners, PA State Independent Living Council, and numerous others.

The true heroes in the end were the residents of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and New Jersey who donated equipment and volunteered their time to gather and pack the equipment, then load it and send it on its way to the LATAN organization(Louisiana AssistiveTechnology Access Network) in Baton Rouge , LA.

Temple University VOAD's goal is to carry that spirit forward to build a permanent program in order to prepare AHEAD for times of emergency or disaster.

VOAD is committed to supporting community activities that need assistance.

Join VOAD and make a difference! Email George Heake at gheake@temple.edu or call at 215-204-7177.

Temple University VOAD's primary supporters are the Institute on Disabilities and the Center for Preparedness, Research and Practice (CPREP) at Temple University .

About the Institute on Disabilities

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is one of the sixty-one University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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MISSION AND GOALS OF C-PREP

The mission of the Center for Preparedness Research, Education and Practice (C-PREP) is to develop research and training initiatives in public policy, epidemiology, risk perception and communication, and basic bio-medical sciences to enhance public health preparedness and to mitigate the physical, psychological and public health impacts of natural and perpetrated disasters.
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