Take Action Now!

Here are some ways you and your organization can take action today to support people with disabilities and older adults in disasters via REAADI & DRM. 

If you’re an organization, check out our page Organizational Advocacy for additional ways to help build political support. 

Get REAADI for Action: Sign up for updates

• Our online press conference on REAADI & DRM
• REAADI & DRM Updates
• Our weekly newsletter for information on inclusive disaster planning

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Ask your Representatives to Cosponsor REAADI & DRM

• Find your Senator’s contact information here
• Enter your zipcode to find your House Representative and follow contact information on their website.

Script: 

• If you call a Senator or Representative, here’s a sample script you can use.

Templates for emails:

You can use our template and strengthen it with your own message! 

• Templates to send to your Senators (REAADI Template) (DRM Template)
• Templates to send to your Representatives  (REAADI Template) (DRMA Template)
• You can include a one page document describing the need of DRMA and its key features:  DRMA_ Leave Behind.
• You can also include a one page document describing the need for REAADI: REAADI Leave Behind

In-person Meetings: 

If you are going to meet or email your representative, consider sharing:

• Senator Casey’s REAADI one page summary and DRM One Page Summary.
• You can also share the Partnership’s one page “Leave Behinds” explaining the needs for REAADI and DRMA. 
  • DRMA_ Leave Behind
  • REAADI Leave Behind

Social Media: 

Post a message asking your representatives to sponsor REAADI & DRMA:

• I support #disaster impacted people with disabilities and older adults. (Tag your representatives) Will you sponsor #REAADI & #DisasterReliefMedicaid? @disasterREAADI @DisasterStra

Post messages of support for REAADI. 

• Here’s a social media tool kit with prepared messaging to get you started and your creative juices going. 

Post messages thanking representatives for sponsoring REAADI & DRMA

• Senator Casey and Senator Collins for introducing REAADI & DRMA in the Senate:
  • Thank you @SenCasey @SenatorCollins for supporting the rights of people with disabilities and older adults who are disproportionately impacted by #disasters. #GetREAADI 
• Senator Casey and Representative Shalala for introducing DRMA in the House of Representatives.
  • Thank you @SenCasey & @RepShalala for championing #DRMA Your leadership enables disaster evacuees to keep their Medicaid services and is critical for people with #disabilities and older adults to maintain health and independence! #MedicaidFollowsThePerson @DisasterREAADI #Disasters
• Representatives Jim Langevin and Chris Smith for introducing REAADI into the House of REpresentatives
  • Thank you @JimLangevin and @RepChrisSmith for championing #REAADI in the House & supporting #disability rights to access all emergency planning and #Disaster services! #REAADI 

Find more social media messaging and tools on our Social Media Tool Kit. 

Plan a Party!

Start planning a watch party for our online press conference! 

• We encourage poster-making about why REAADI and DRM are important to you. 
• If you have a party, be sure to take photos and videos and tag us. We’d love to share your festive support! 

Amplify Disaster Inclusive Messaging

Follow and share our Social Media posts- and our partners-  to amplify our messages and get the word out! 

REAADI Social Media: 

• REAADI Twitter 
• REAADI Facebook 

The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies  Social Media:

• The Partnership’s Facebook
• The Partnership’s Twitter 

The National Council on Independent Living’s Social Media 

• NCIL’s Twitter
• NCIL’s Facebook

American Association of People with Disabilities’ Social Media

• AAPD’s Twitter
• AAPD’s Facebook  

Get Involved: Join a Partnership Stakeholder Call

Phone conferences on Tuesdays at 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time 

712-770-5505

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