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Product

The importance of partnership and collaborations during emergencies

Center:

PR-Institute on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

Carol Salas Pagan
[email protected]
787-754-4377

Product Description:

Emergencies in PR includes Hurracaine Maria, earthquakes and COVID, from 2017 to 2020. As a result of that events PR community of persons with disabilities lost their acess to services, communication, power and water. We created the Puerto Rico Disabilty Community Relief Network to support people with disabilities, organization and government agencies. We conduct a needs survey, create a call and a collect center. We had learned to collaborate and work in partnership to get services and help.

Keyword(s):

emergencies, partnership, collaboration, disabilities, relief network

Product/Publication Type(s):

Conference presentations and posters presented

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Policymakers

Alternative Format:

Visual Format or Large Print, Language other than English

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://iddpr.rcm.upr.edu; [email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A