 Thank you for being part of the 2025 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium!
All,
Thank you for being part of the 2025 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium! With more than 1,700 whole community participants from every single state, the event helped strengthen trust, build understanding, and renew our shared commitment to integrating access and functional needs into every facet of emergency management.
On behalf of the rest of our outstanding organizing team—Vance Taylor (Chief, Office of Access and Functional Needs, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services), Sadie Martinez (Access and Functional Needs Program Supervisor, Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management), Anne-Marie McLaughlin (Director of Emergency Management and Continuity, New York University), and Valerie Haven (Chair, IAEM Accessibility and Whole Community Inclusion Caucus)—thank you for your support and dedication in helping make this event a reality.
Below are a few key post-event items:
Resources
- The post-event resource document provides access to the tools, documents, best practices, and information referenced by speakers and panelists throughout the Symposium.
Video Recordings
- The 2025 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium was recorded and is available for viewing on the YouTube channel via the links below:
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2025 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium-Day 1 (English) (Spanish)
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2025 National Access and Functional Needs Symposium-Day 2 (English) (Spanish)
Transcripts
Transcripts are available by emailing a request to: OAFN@caloes.ca.gov.
We hope the best practices, successes, and whole community strategies highlighted throughout the Symposium will empower you to advance integration in each of your respective jurisdictions.
Together we can achieve great things!
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