CALEMA Building D 0390 Peter A. McCuen Boulevard, MATHER, CA  95655

This course is designed for Emergency Managers and Public Information Officers to understand the importance of credentialed sign language interpreters during an emergency/disaster. Emergency Managers and Public Information Officers will learn the history of natural disasters and its impact on the Deaf community (including feedback, lack of access, etc.); Deaf culture and communication; the value of California Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Response Interpreter Program (DRI); and how to set up Disaster Response Interpreter Program/Training.