1 00:00:10.289 --> 00:00:28.289 Alright. Welcome, folks. We'll just give everyone a few minutes to join. 2 00:00:28.289 --> 00:00:35.289 Alright. 3 00:00:35.289 --> 00:00:47.289 Walt, should I get started? Should we give folks a couple more minutes to join? 4 00:00:47.289 --> 00:00:59.289 Alright, well, I think in the interest of time we will get started shortly. On the screen right now, we have just our first 5 00:00:59.289 --> 00:01:05.289 slide of our presentation, but on the bottom right-hand corner, there is a QR code. 6 00:01:05.289 --> 00:01:14.289 Yeah, if anyone needs the slides ahead of time, or would like to take a look at the slides, you can scan that code on the right-hand side there 7 00:01:14.289 --> 00:01:26.289 and it'll take you to slides. They are not yet translated, my apologies. We will share a fully translated version, probably in the new year along with our website launch. 8 00:01:26.289 --> 00:01:38.289 Okay, so folks are just joining slowly. I'm gonna talk really briefly just about the accessibility features we have for this webinar. 9 00:01:38.289 --> 00:01:43.289 First and foremost, again, we have the QR code for the presentation on the screen. 10 00:01:43.289 --> 00:01:56.289 It is available currently in English. I just want to have a quick explanation of the accessibility features, so if you would like, you can select French audio, you can also select 11 00:01:56.289 --> 00:02:07.289 American Sign Language, or Quebec Sign Language. To do that, you just need to click on the three dots on the bottom of your screen and you can select interpretation 12 00:02:07.289 --> 00:02:25.289 and then there's also closed captions available. If you have any technical issues during our webinar today, please use the Q&A function rather than the chat, as we disable the chat just so it doesn't distract anybody with screen readers. 13 00:02:25.289 --> 00:02:33.289 So if you're having any technical issues, please mention it in the Q&A. And also, anytime, add your questions in the Q&A as well. 14 00:02:33.289 --> 00:02:40.289 Final thing, if you disconnect from our call today, please just use the same link, and hopefully you'll be able to rejoin. 15 00:02:40.289 --> 00:02:47.289 If you need any other technical support, please mention it to Amin in the Q&A. 16 00:02:47.289 --> 00:02:55.289 Alright, so we can get started now. Everybody, welcome to our webinar launch, Strengthening the Climate Resilience of People with Disabilities. 17 00:02:55.289 --> 00:03:05.289 My name is Jasmine. I am from the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation. I will describe our organizations in a few moments. 18 00:03:05.289 --> 00:03:15.289 I just want to first acknowledge with gratitude and respect that we'd like to begin by acknowledging the Indigenous people of all the lands that we're on. 19 00:03:15.289 --> 00:03:24.289 From coast to coast to coast, we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territory of all the Inuit, Metis, and First Nations people that called this land home. 20 00:03:24.289 --> 00:03:33.289 This acknowledgement is just a small but important part in honoring and showing respect for the diverse histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples in Canada. 21 00:03:33.289 --> 00:03:39.289 We also acknowledge the colonial structures and the ongoing impact it has on all of our work. 22 00:03:39.289 --> 00:03:54.289 And on the right-hand side there, there's just a screenshot of a map of North America. It's from the native land digital website, which is a really great resource if you're looking to learn more about treaties or about the lands that you are living on. 23 00:03:54.289 --> 00:04:13.289 I always recommend it. One other note, we just want to acknowledge that, accessibility is a learning process, and we are not aiming… we aim for, perfection, but it is not always possible, so we're very open. 24 00:04:13.289 --> 00:04:18.289 To, feedback and just acknowledge that it's a learning process. 25 00:04:18.289 --> 00:04:30.289 Additionally, we use a person-centered approach when addressing., issues related to people with disabilities, but also want to acknowledge that, you know, language is very. 26 00:04:30.289 --> 00:04:36.289 powerful and changes, and everyone has different preferences in how they would like to be, referred to. 27 00:04:36.289 --> 00:04:52.289 So, you know, we often use identity-first language, so, you know, people with disabilities, but some communities prefer other ways, and we're gonna really take the lead from the community, in our work here. 28 00:04:52.289 --> 00:05:08.289 Okay, so after all of that, I would just like to briefly go through the agenda. We did our welcome. I'm going to talk briefly about our goals for the webinar today., I'll provide a bit of a project overview, and we're going to have our team share some of the details 29 00:05:08.289 --> 00:05:15.289 of the project. We'll talk about our advisory committee, and we'll also have some of our advisory committee members speak today. 30 00:05:15.289 --> 00:05:25.289 And, if we have time, we will provide some more information about the timeline, as well as how you can get involved. 31 00:05:25.289 --> 00:05:33.289 So the goals for the webinar today, this is our launch webinar, our official launch. We started this project in April of 2025 32 00:05:33.289 --> 00:05:42.289 and we've been doing a lot of background work, but today we want to, you know, introduce the project and its purpose, including the scope and timeline. 33 00:05:42.289 --> 00:05:49.289 We want to build awareness and a shared understanding, just to explain key concepts in our research framework 34 00:05:49.289 --> 00:05:57.289 and this is really, you know, our ability to begin our community engagement. We're starting to ask participants to share their lived 35 00:05:57.289 --> 00:06:05.289 experiences, and invite broad feedback. We'll also highlight the partnerships and the key actors that are involved 36 00:06:05.289 --> 00:06:13.289 and share opportunities about how you can get involved and how to share information about the project. 37 00:06:13.289 --> 00:06:21.289 So just briefly, our partners, so I'm from SRDC, and we are a non-profit research organization, and 38 00:06:21.289 --> 00:06:27.289 we were, created specifically to develop field tests and rigorously evaluate new programs. 39 00:06:27.289 --> 00:06:41.289 The other two partners on this project are Eviance, which is a national disability-led organization focused on disability issues, and they prioritize diverse knowledge and evidence, and inform policy practice and research 40 00:06:41.289 --> 00:06:47.289 and then finally, Canadian Red Cross is also a partner on this project. I imagine most of you have heard of them 41 00:06:47.289 --> 00:06:53.289 and they are dedicated to helping people in communities in Canada and around the world in times of need 42 00:06:53.289 --> 00:06:59.289 and supporting them in strengthening their resilience. 43 00:06:59.289 --> 00:07:07.289 So now, I'd like to turn it over to our team member Fraulein to discuss the project values. 44 00:07:07.289 --> 00:07:27.289 Thanks, Jasmine. All right, hi everyone., you can just move to the next slide., yes, my name is Fraulein, I am part of the SRDC research team, and I will be introducing our values. … We ground our work in 9 core values that shape every stage of this project, from project planning to our knowledge-sharing activities. 45 00:07:27.289 --> 00:07:32.289 I'm not going to go into the specific of each values listed here. 46 00:07:32.289 --> 00:07:42.289 But as a summary, our values represent a shared commitment to a community-centered research practice that upholds disability justice and human rights 47 00:07:42.289 --> 00:07:54.289 advances inclusivity and fosters reflection and growth. Our research approach will also focus on collaboration, co-creation, and community capacity building. 48 00:07:54.289 --> 00:08:00.289 Our research is also grounded in an awareness of the diverse and intersecting experiences of people with disabilities 49 00:08:00.289 --> 00:08:10.289 and recognizes people with disabilities as experts of their own climate experiences of climate-related emergencies. And these project values 50 00:08:10.289 --> 00:08:18.289 reflect the goals of the project along with the values that our partner and SRDC, so Eviance's and the Canadian Red Cross share 51 00:08:18.289 --> 00:08:26.289 and that's our values. I'm turning it back to Jasmine just to present our project overview. 52 00:08:26.289 --> 00:08:37.289 Thank you Fraulein. So now I'll just go briefly over the project values, or project overview, including, the background and objectives. 53 00:08:37.289 --> 00:08:47.289 So, as I mentioned, we started in April 2025, and this is a 3-year project, which is funded by Accessibility Standards Canada. 54 00:08:47.289 --> 00:08:57.289 And we're taking a case study approach that focuses on collaborating with local disability communities, emergency management, and federally regulated organizations 55 00:08:57.289 --> 00:09:06.289 and the goal of this is to better understand the varied and intersectional capacities and needs of people with disabilities related to climate emergencies. 56 00:09:06.289 --> 00:09:18.289 and then also how service providers involved in emergency management, including federally regulated organizations, how can these organizations support the needs 57 00:09:18.289 --> 00:09:32.289 through the programs and services they provide. So overall, we're going to take this case study approach, and with our results, it will inform the development of accessibility standards in emergency management. 58 00:09:32.289 --> 00:09:40.289 But overall, you know, based on the values that Fraulein just described, it's really constructed as a listening exercise 59 00:09:40.289 --> 00:09:45.289 and a starting point to develop conversations and connections between the community level 60 00:09:45.289 --> 00:09:53.289 as well as with provincial and federal actors. 61 00:09:53.289 --> 00:10:01.289 And just to provide a little bit on the background, so, you know, why this matters really is just that people with disabilities face higher risks 62 00:10:01.289 --> 00:10:12.289 during climate emergencies, and this is solely, you know, due to systemic inequalities, isolation, ableism, and limited access to critical services. 63 00:10:12.289 --> 00:10:22.289 People have intersectional needs as well, so, you know, factors like race, gender, income, and geography can impact these risks 64 00:10:22.289 --> 00:10:38.289 and this leads to increased mortality and exclusion. Canada also has rights-based obligations. We are signatories on international frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sendai Framework. 65 00:10:38.289 --> 00:10:46.289 And these aim to protect people with disabilities through inclusive climate adaptation and emergency policies. 66 00:10:46.289 --> 00:10:56.289 So we have an obligation as, you know, a rights… human rights-based obligation, to meet the needs of people with disabilities. 67 00:10:56.289 --> 00:11:07.289 And so we need inclusive standards on how to do that, and that is one of the goals of this project. 68 00:11:07.289 --> 00:11:14.289 And now on the screen, I just have a screenshot of, from, employment and social development Canada. 69 00:11:14.289 --> 00:11:27.289 It is, just on titled Industries Under Federal Jurisdiction. I was not entirely sure what, you know, federally regulated organizations meant, and so, you know 70 00:11:27.289 --> 00:11:36.289 this provides a bit of an overview. So on the left-hand side, you can see it's interprovincial and international transportation, so air, rail 71 00:11:36.289 --> 00:11:44.289 roads, maritime, including ports. This also includes telecommunications and broadcasting 72 00:11:44.289 --> 00:11:51.289 banks, postal services, feed flowers, seed, and grain. You can tell we're an agricultural country. 73 00:11:51.289 --> 00:12:09.289 as well as miscellaneous industries, you know, mining, museums, and First Nations band councils, and Indigenous self-governments, so certain activities there. And then on the right-hand side, you see the estimate shares of employees in these industries as well, so you can see banks, are a big one there. 74 00:12:09.289 --> 00:12:18.289 as well as transportation, telecommunications. And so these are the primary industries that will be creating recommendations for 75 00:12:18.289 --> 00:12:30.289 but we also recognize that for non-regulated organizations, it's possible that, our recommendations might filter through, so hopefully it will impact more than just the federally regulated organizations. 76 00:12:30.289 --> 00:12:38.289 Now I'd just like to turn it over to Vicki to discuss our methodology. 77 00:12:38.289 --> 00:12:45.289 Thank you, Jasmine. Hi, everyone. My name is Vicki Chang. I'm a research associate at SRDC, and 78 00:12:45.289 --> 00:12:49.289 it is my pleasure to be here today, and thank you for joining us. 79 00:12:49.289 --> 00:12:55.289 So, over the next 3 slides, I will walk you through our research methodology. 80 00:12:55.289 --> 00:13:13.289 Next slide, please. Thank you. So, our research questions are guided by four areas of inquiry that help us understand how community can better prepare for and respond to 81 00:13:13.289 --> 00:13:23.289 climate emergencies in inclusive ways. So first, we explore the context and how past climate-related events have impacted communities and 82 00:13:23.289 --> 00:13:29.289 assess our, the current emergency responses, for inclusivity. 83 00:13:29.289 --> 00:13:38.289 Second, we engage people with disabilities and people with diverse backgrounds to explore the lived experiences 84 00:13:38.289 --> 00:13:46.289 and the diverse needs of people with disabilities regarding accessible climate emergency planning. 85 00:13:46.289 --> 00:13:52.289 Our questions also aim to identify existing and potential community collaboration 86 00:13:52.289 --> 00:13:58.289 and surface capacities in addressing those intersectional needs. 87 00:13:58.289 --> 00:14:05.289 And lastly, we look at which standards and policies can really enhance the capacity of service providers 88 00:14:05.289 --> 00:14:12.289 to better support people with disabilities during climate emergencies. 89 00:14:12.289 --> 00:14:16.289 Next slide, please. 90 00:14:16.289 --> 00:14:23.289 So, for us to address and answer these questions, we use a case study approach 91 00:14:23.289 --> 00:14:30.289 combining multiple research methods. We are conducting 3 case studies, first in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 92 00:14:30.289 --> 00:14:37.289 Second, in Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia, and a third community is to be determined. 93 00:14:37.289 --> 00:14:43.289 So for each, we started, we start with document and literature review to understand 94 00:14:43.289 --> 00:14:48.289 the community context, and then conduct interviews with people with disabilities 95 00:14:48.289 --> 00:14:53.289 community experts and service providers. And this will allow us to capture 96 00:14:53.289 --> 00:15:00.289 diverse perspectives, and how the come in to work together. 97 00:15:00.289 --> 00:15:11.289 And we will hold, knowledge-sharing activities to validate findings and to provide reports in bilingual and accessible formats. 98 00:15:11.289 --> 00:15:16.289 Next slide, please. 99 00:15:16.289 --> 00:15:22.289 Thanks. So, our research is guided by 3 complementary frameworks. 100 00:15:22.289 --> 00:15:29.289 First is intersectionality, and which we have touched on earlier. This helps us understand 101 00:15:29.289 --> 00:15:40.289 how disability intersects with race, gender, individuality, and location, and together really creates distinct experiences during emergencies. 102 00:15:40.289 --> 00:15:49.289 Second the second framework is the person-centered Emergency Preparedness Framework, which is known as the Capability Wheel. 103 00:15:49.289 --> 00:15:55.289 It's developed by the University of Sydney's Collaborating for Inclusion project team in Australia 104 00:15:55.289 --> 00:16:02.289 it exempts individual agencies across eight areas, like social connectedness, 105 00:16:02.289 --> 00:16:14.289 transportation and house management. The last framework is the sociocultural activity theory. It's a system-based theory that helps us understand how people, organizations. 106 00:16:14.289 --> 00:16:31.289 policies and resources interact across emergency management phases. We have drawn on Collaborating for Inclusion's application of this theory to also explore the collaborations required on this topic. 107 00:16:31.289 --> 00:16:37.289 And now I'll hand it over to Patrick. He will be discussing our advisory committee, which plays a crucial role in our project. 108 00:16:37.289 --> 00:16:41.289 109 00:16:41.289 --> 00:16:54.289 Thanks, Vicki, and I'll just be, really quick, but my, yeah, I'm, principal Research Associate at SRDC, and I'm part of the team on this project. And, yep, we can switch slides now. 110 00:16:54.289 --> 00:17:08.289 And, yes, we have a project advisory committee for the duration of this project, and the purpose is to have leadership and accountability, as well as ongoing support and guidance to the project. 111 00:17:08.289 --> 00:17:19.289 The advisory committee will provide input on research planning and engagement strategies and research tools. It will help with networking and consultation with stakeholder groups 112 00:17:19.289 --> 00:17:29.289 but also, we really want the advisory committee to be involved in broad, brainstorming sessions, discussions, and comments and feedbacks related to research findings 113 00:17:29.289 --> 00:17:35.289 the structure of the advisory committee is based on balancing the need for local leadership. 114 00:17:35.289 --> 00:17:44.289 For each case study, while also ensuring that the project communicates effectively at the provincial and federal level, and so it includes three key principles. 115 00:17:44.289 --> 00:17:57.289 Each case study will be championed and guided by local disability representatives. It will also include key local emergency management representatives, but then provides space for provincial and federal disability and emergency management. 116 00:17:57.289 --> 00:18:04.289 and as you can see, the current advisory committee is made up of a number of members. 117 00:18:04.289 --> 00:18:14.289 It includes 3, disability organizations, Independent Living Canada, local. sorry, local disability organizations, Independent Living Canada. 118 00:18:14.289 --> 00:18:23.289 Manitoba League for Person with Disability and Inclusion Winnipeg. It also includes Bretton Ability from the second case study, 119 00:18:23.289 --> 00:18:33.289 probably Nova Scotia. And then 3 local emergency management organizations, the City of Winnipeg, the government of Manitoba, and the local Canadian Red Cross representative 120 00:18:33.289 --> 00:18:39.289 and then two federally regulated organizations via rail and Transport Canada. 121 00:18:39.289 --> 00:18:42.289 Back to you, Jasmine. 122 00:18:42.289 --> 00:18:53.289 Great, thank you, everyone. So, at this stage of the project, we'd like to share some perspectives from our partners and our advisory committee members 123 00:18:53.289 --> 00:19:01.289 so I'm actually just going to stop sharing my screen, and I will turn it over to Evan. 124 00:19:01.289 --> 00:19:11.289 Thanks, Jasmine. Can everyone hear me okay? Looks like it, okay. So hi everyone, my name is Evan Wickland. I'm a senior researcher at Eviance, which is a partner. 125 00:19:11.289 --> 00:19:17.289 and thanks to Jasmine and the team for this, inviting us to, to contribute to this webinar and to this project. 126 00:19:17.289 --> 00:19:22.289 So first, maybe a little bit about Eviance, and why we are partners in this project. 127 00:19:22.289 --> 00:19:29.289 So, first of all, evidence is a national OPD, which is an organization of persons with disabilities 128 00:19:29.289 --> 00:19:32.289 and basically, we serve as a facilitator of knowledge 129 00:19:32.289 --> 00:19:43.289 in the global cross-disability field bridging people and knowledge together at a national and local level to incite social change. 130 00:19:43.289 --> 00:19:46.289 So, our organization's vision is to realize an inclusive, 131 00:19:46.289 --> 00:19:51.289 equitable and accessible society that is sustainable for everyone. 132 00:19:51.289 --> 00:19:57.289 and Eviance uses intersectionality and reflexivity in our work 133 00:19:57.289 --> 00:20:04.289 to create solutions to advance human rights an equity focused decision-making 134 00:20:04.289 --> 00:20:09.289 and we pursue many projects on diverse issues in the disability movement. 135 00:20:09.289 --> 00:20:15.289 We are a partner on this exciting project, which is led by SRDC and partnered with the Red Cross 136 00:20:15.289 --> 00:20:20.289 and the work that Eviance has undertaken on the intersection of climate change and disability. 137 00:20:20.289 --> 00:20:25.289 As an organization aligns very well with this climate resilience project 138 00:20:25.289 --> 00:20:28.289 and we're happy to be a part of this endeavor. 139 00:20:28.289 --> 00:20:34.289 So, I'll just take the next few moments to speak about a few highlights which emphasize Eviance's work in this space 140 00:20:34.289 --> 00:20:37.289 and explain why this project is so important to us. 141 00:20:37.289 --> 00:20:43.289 So for instance, we have an ongoing project which runs from 2024 to 2027. 142 00:20:43.289 --> 00:20:48.289 And it's called the Canadian Disability Climate Network Strategy 143 00:20:48.289 --> 00:20:52.289 which is funded by the Employment and Social Development Canada, and 144 00:20:52.289 --> 00:21:00.289 the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Program. In short, this project aims to localize SDGs in communities. 145 00:21:00.289 --> 00:21:05.289 And it aims to foster disability leadership in climate change activism, or advocacy. 146 00:21:05.289 --> 00:21:10.289 and create partnerships, hence this project really aligns with what we're doing today 147 00:21:10.289 --> 00:21:17.289 and a large portion of our work is also about creating knowledge resources on the topic of disability and climate change 148 00:21:17.289 --> 00:21:23.289 so as far as our activities within this other project that's very much related. 149 00:21:23.289 --> 00:21:31.289 We're creating two networks. One which is an online network, which, which connects people with disabilities interested in climate change. 150 00:21:31.289 --> 00:21:36.289 And another knowledge hub which is, which will be open to organizations 151 00:21:36.289 --> 00:21:42.289 Where we'll share information and resources related to this topic. 152 00:21:42.289 --> 00:21:50.289 And as I mentioned before, creating knowledge resources. We're also, you know, we're doing an environmental scan and a literature review 153 00:21:50.289 --> 00:21:55.289 and so this all, this collectively, all these activities really do. 154 00:21:55.289 --> 00:22:02.289 assist and inform our perspectives on this SRDC project. 155 00:22:02.289 --> 00:22:08.289 So a little bit about, like, why climate change and disability and why it's important to us. 156 00:22:08.289 --> 00:22:11.289 One reason is because there seems to be competing needs 157 00:22:11.289 --> 00:22:19.289 between disability and climate change advocacy. So this is something sometimes referred to as eco-ableism, or it's, you know, it's 158 00:22:19.289 --> 00:22:23.289 described differently, but in our review, we use the term eco-ableism. 159 00:22:23.289 --> 00:22:26.289 Which is, like, an overarching issue in this space. 160 00:22:26.289 --> 00:22:33.289 The concept generally refers to the ways in which climate change movements sometimes excludes the perspectives of people with disabilities. 161 00:22:33.289 --> 00:22:38.289 And even, like, positions disability as a consequence of the changing environment. 162 00:22:38.289 --> 00:22:40.289 So this idea of, like, the fear of disablement. 163 00:22:40.289 --> 00:22:45.289 This paradigm is a theme that is at odds with the disability rights movement, right? 164 00:22:45.289 --> 00:22:51.289 with which, alternatively, positions disability not as a problem to be fixed. 165 00:22:51.289 --> 00:22:55.289 But both as a social construction and an identity to be celebrated 166 00:22:55.289 --> 00:22:58.289 both in our current project and our work with SRDC. 167 00:22:58.289 --> 00:23:02.289 We advocate for people with disabilities being included in all public. 168 00:23:02.289 --> 00:23:08.289 Political and cultural societal discourse, this idea of "there's nothing about us without us", right? 169 00:23:08.289 --> 00:23:12.289 So while it is important to communicate the possible harms of climate change 170 00:23:12.289 --> 00:23:17.289 we think that we, you know, theorize that this 171 00:23:17.289 --> 00:23:22.289 fear of disablement in this way leads to further exclusion of people with disabilities. 172 00:23:22.289 --> 00:23:27.289 It obscures the larger picture about how climate change and disability are interconnected 173 00:23:27.289 --> 00:23:32.289 and we also found in our literature review and environmental scans 174 00:23:32.289 --> 00:23:36.289 people with disabilities are often positioned as subjects of vulnerability. 175 00:23:36.289 --> 00:23:42.289 Which is an issue, yes. So we know that people with disabilities are made precarious by climate change 176 00:23:42.289 --> 00:23:50.289 disproportionately than others, to others, rather. But when we only think about people with disabilities in terms of vulnerability 177 00:23:50.289 --> 00:23:55.289 we erase the work that's already been --the great work that's being done in disability communities 178 00:23:55.289 --> 00:24:02.289 and this perpetuates this idea of eco-ableism. So, it's important to emphasize the vulnerability of persons with disabilities. 179 00:24:02.289 --> 00:24:10.289 But we need to recognize that this is not the only story, right? So, people with disabilities are also a very important part of the climate change movement 180 00:24:10.289 --> 00:24:16.289 and they have knowledge and experience and expertise to contribute in this space. So we really want to 181 00:24:16.289 --> 00:24:22.289 prop that up with this project as well and we do that in several ways 182 00:24:22.289 --> 00:24:28.289 and I'll just. I'll be short here, but there's some recommendations and some early musings that we're 183 00:24:28.289 --> 00:24:30.289 that we have from this project and our other 184 00:24:30.289 --> 00:24:35.289 in our other project., which pertain directly 185 00:24:35.289 --> 00:24:38.289 to this overall concept of climate change and disability. 186 00:24:38.289 --> 00:24:45.289 So first, we recommend consistent and broad engagement with OPDs in all aspects of emergency preparedness 187 00:24:45.289 --> 00:24:48.289 at all levels of research, policy, and planning. 188 00:24:48.289 --> 00:24:53.289 and this includes making space and opportunities for people with disabilities to work in all aspects of 189 00:24:53.289 --> 00:25:00.289 emergency management, such as mitigation. adaptation, response, recovery, etc. 190 00:25:00.289 --> 00:25:08.289 We also advocate for all resources and communications to be accessible to diverse disability communities, which is not only 191 00:25:08.289 --> 00:25:14.289 a universal design approach, but ensuring that materials 192 00:25:14.289 --> 00:25:18.289 are individualized, and how do we find those needs? So this includes 193 00:25:18.289 --> 00:25:26.289 accessible, forms of warning systems, accessible shelters, and ensuring that communication systems 194 00:25:26.289 --> 00:25:29.289 are flexible enough to meet the diverse needs. 195 00:25:29.289 --> 00:25:35.289 But, also utilize technologies when they're available. 196 00:25:35.289 --> 00:25:39.289 We also believe in multi-level and interdisciplinary collaboration, as we're doing today. 197 00:25:39.289 --> 00:25:45.289 Emergency management at large is a massive sector 198 00:25:45.289 --> 00:25:48.289 And it's primarily shaped around a charity model of disability, which we problematize 199 00:25:48.289 --> 00:25:54.289 collaboration between large organizations, governments, and local OPDs. 200 00:25:54.289 --> 00:26:00.289 and community organizations can lead to more effective programming and service at all levels. 201 00:26:00.289 --> 00:26:07.289 So, employment engagement rather with local organizations gives credibility to programs and projects. 202 00:26:07.289 --> 00:26:14.289 And can provide increased opportunities for intersectional and even decolonial approaches to emergency response. 203 00:26:14.289 --> 00:26:16.289 Okay, and there's one last thing I wanted to say. 204 00:26:16.289 --> 00:26:25.289 We really believe that there needs to be attention paid to redefining care and interdependence within the climate change space. 205 00:26:25.289 --> 00:26:31.289 So, disrupting, hierarchical, models of how care in is enacted and distributed 206 00:26:31.289 --> 00:26:37.289 Allows for stronger collaboration and increased relationships across different communities. 207 00:26:37.289 --> 00:26:46.289 Increasing who is contributing to climate strategies supports this idea of a more inclusive and accessible approach 208 00:26:46.289 --> 00:26:53.289 to, climate change response. Okay, so those are just some themes that we're working on collectively 209 00:26:53.289 --> 00:27:02.289 but this idea of collaboration, interdependence. Looking at, involving OPDs, drawing on experience of persons with disabilities, these are all themes that have come out in. 210 00:27:02.289 --> 00:27:07.289 in this, in these past couple of years and continue on with this project. 211 00:27:07.289 --> 00:27:11.289 Okay, I'll stop now, and I'll pass it back to, to Jasmine. 212 00:27:11.289 --> 00:27:20.289 Great, thanks so much, Evan, for introducing Eviance and, you know, the important background and related, you know, issues that we're talking about today. 213 00:27:20.289 --> 00:27:29.289 I would like to turn it over now to Alina and Allison from the Canadian Red Cross. 214 00:27:29.289 --> 00:27:36.289 Hi everyone, my name is Alina Kaniewski, and I am with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Management Program. 215 00:27:36.289 --> 00:27:44.289 We're honored to be a part of this initiative, to better understand how people with disabilities are impacted by climate-related events. 216 00:27:44.289 --> 00:27:56.289 The Red Cross supports many people in Canada every year during emergency events, supporting people to meet their basic needs, and strengthening their resilience to face such events. 217 00:27:56.289 --> 00:28:00.289 This includes supporting people with diverse and complex needs. 218 00:28:00.289 --> 00:28:03.289 And disability inclusion is critically important to our work. 219 00:28:03.289 --> 00:28:06.289 and to our identity as a non-profit society. 220 00:28:06.289 --> 00:28:17.289 So I'd like to introduce my colleague, Allison Everett, who is based in Winnipeg and has tremendous experience supporting people with disabilities through emergency events. 221 00:28:17.289 --> 00:28:28.289 Hi, everyone. Yeah, thank you very much, Alina, and thank you to everybody for having me here today. Very, honored to be a part of this group. 222 00:28:28.289 --> 00:28:33.289 so yeah, as Alina said, I'm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 223 00:28:33.289 --> 00:28:47.289 so Treaty 1 territory here, and I've lived here for about, 20 years or so now, and I worked with the Canadian Red Cross, specifically in delivering relief services for emergencies. 224 00:28:47.289 --> 00:28:54.289 in Manitoba, across various different communities for, 11 years now. 225 00:28:54.289 --> 00:29:06.289 This summer, as many of you live in Manitoba, or if you were just watching the news, I would imagine, in other provinces as well. 226 00:29:06.289 --> 00:29:14.289 you would know that this summer was, a particularly challenging one for a lot of people in the province. 227 00:29:14.289 --> 00:29:22.289 due to predominantly wild fires, and so whether that was the impacts of fire or from smoke 228 00:29:22.289 --> 00:29:31.289 from these events, they started very early this year for us, in May. Normally, we're kind of just 229 00:29:31.289 --> 00:29:40.289 coming out of flood season, or what would be flood season, and heading into the fire season, because the temperatures aren't 230 00:29:40.289 --> 00:29:45.289 normally high enough for the wildfires to be a huge risk at that point. 231 00:29:45.289 --> 00:30:07.289 but like I said, this past summer was a little bit different for us, so, the wildfire, supports that we provided, I believe began on May 24th, and they actually went through until the end of September, so an exceptionally long fire season and response season for us here. 232 00:30:07.289 --> 00:30:15.289 and as Alina said, like, we do a lot of work with, a variety of different communities. 233 00:30:15.289 --> 00:30:32.289 who are impacted in these types of events, and, the people, you know, who are often feeling the impacts the most significantly are those who are particularly vulnerable for a variety of different reasons. 234 00:30:32.289 --> 00:30:40.289 so vulnerabilities, can really be exacerbated in times of crisis, in times of emergency, as we know. 235 00:30:40.289 --> 00:30:44.289 and, you know, just to be clear, like, vulnerabilities. 236 00:30:44.289 --> 00:30:51.289 can be a large range of things that can make you more vulnerable in a given moment. 237 00:30:51.289 --> 00:31:02.289 It could, of course, be, you know, complex health issues, particularly if it's wildfire smoke and you have complex health issues with regards to breathing. 238 00:31:02.289 --> 00:31:17.289 It can also be, you know, pregnancy, it can be newborns, it can be, of course, people with disabilities. It can be people who are experiencing homelessness. So there's a variety of different 239 00:31:17.289 --> 00:31:23.289 factors that can make you more vulnerable in a given emergency. 240 00:31:23.289 --> 00:31:37.289 and we as the Canadian Red Cross really do try to work in the best way possible to ensure that we are meeting the needs of everybody who is coming to us for support. 241 00:31:37.289 --> 00:31:46.289 to make sure that, you know, we're responding to what those needs are, that they're correctly being identified, and that, 242 00:31:46.289 --> 00:31:59.289 you know, we're able to adjust services or provide referrals to other organizations to ensure that whatever a person might need in that moment can be provided. 243 00:31:59.289 --> 00:32:12.289 So, I'll just speak to a couple of, of different pieces. So, for us as the Canadian Red Cross, specifically in Manitoba, we do support with evacuation supports in addition to supports once you're 244 00:32:12.289 --> 00:32:19.289 in what we would, call a host community. So where you've been evacuated to. 245 00:32:19.289 --> 00:32:34.289 So the transportation piece can be quite complex, particularly, in, you know, in a wildfire, that, you know, may be compromising road access or air access, or 246 00:32:34.289 --> 00:32:45.289 boat access to a community, and so it's really looking at how to provide those types of services in a way that is as 247 00:32:45.289 --> 00:32:53.289 quick and responsive as possible to ensure that we're able to get people out quickly, to make sure that those are safe options 248 00:32:53.289 --> 00:33:01.289 but then, of course, ensuring that those different services also respond to a variety of needs 249 00:33:01.289 --> 00:33:07.289 that you might have if you do have any type of disability, whether that be 250 00:33:07.289 --> 00:33:16.289 a physical disability that would require you to be in a wheelchair, or that would require a walker, or a cane, or any 251 00:33:16.289 --> 00:33:23.289 other type of mobility implement that, that's needed, because there's, of course, you know 252 00:33:23.289 --> 00:33:31.289 Different varieties of transportation that would then be needed on the evacuation end, but also on the receiving end in the host community. 253 00:33:31.289 --> 00:33:42.289 As I'm sure that many people are aware, you know, transportation particularly for wheelchairs is, you know, not 254 00:33:42.289 --> 00:33:48.289 as prevalent as we would like it to be, those types of vehicles that can support that 255 00:33:48.289 --> 00:33:54.289 are not as plentiful as we would like to see, and so it's really trying to 256 00:33:54.289 --> 00:33:59.289 have an understanding of who is coming from the community, 257 00:33:59.289 --> 00:34:07.289 what kind of needs might there be on the receiving end, and then ensuring that we have that available for people so that they're not 258 00:34:07.289 --> 00:34:13.289 having to wait for any types of support, and so that they know that, you know, there's a lot of 259 00:34:13.289 --> 00:34:21.289 care and attention that is being paid to everybody, and that, you know, we're aware of what's needed, 260 00:34:21.289 --> 00:34:32.289 and that we're ready to provide that. Also noting that we do have some specialized teams within the organization, so we have 261 00:34:32.289 --> 00:34:43.289 team of health navigators. These are folks with some health backgrounds who specifically work with the different. 262 00:34:43.289 --> 00:34:52.289 facets of health, in different communities to see, how best to make connections for people. 263 00:34:52.289 --> 00:35:07.289 how to, support them as they navigate a different health system. Specifically, when we look at people who might be coming from a northern or more remote community where health services are all in one center 264 00:35:07.289 --> 00:35:20.289 and then they're coming to somewhere like the city of Winnipeg, which is much bigger. There's a lot of different types of health services. There's "Do I go to an urgent care?", "Do I call 911?", "Do I try and find a walk-in?" 265 00:35:20.289 --> 00:35:35.289 And so that's where those Health Navigator roles can be really important for us, because they can help to facilitate, a lot of those conversations, make those connections, and just make sure that people aren't getting stuck in a long system, a long process 266 00:35:35.289 --> 00:35:41.289 to get what they would need. So, working directly with partners to make those connections for people. 267 00:35:41.289 --> 00:35:51.289 We have safety and well-being teams. These are more on our mental health, and psychosocial supports that, under that umbrella. 268 00:35:51.289 --> 00:35:56.289 And so these are teams of, you know, fantastic volunteers and staff who are 269 00:35:56.289 --> 00:36:05.289 what we would say is, in the field, who are, you know, at our reception center, they're at the shelter, they're at the airport, they're at wherever our teams are 270 00:36:05.289 --> 00:36:11.289 and they're there to work with people who might be having, you know, a bit harder of a time 271 00:36:11.289 --> 00:36:30.289 when they are evacuating, to, you know, have those conversations with people, sit down, you know, get people some water, get people a snack, and just really talk through what they're feeling and what they're experiencing, again, to make those connections for people to other organizations as well, if that's needed. 272 00:36:30.289 --> 00:36:37.289 And then lastly, I'll just, shout out our fantastic team of Indigenous Peoples community support specialists. 273 00:36:37.289 --> 00:36:41.289 and so these are our teams that are deployed. 274 00:36:41.289 --> 00:36:47.289 And again, work at that field level, and so they're always in the field, they're there to support. 275 00:36:47.289 --> 00:36:53.289 Our teams to ensure that we are delivering services in ways that are culturally safe, culturally respectful 276 00:36:53.289 --> 00:37:07.289 , culturally competent, and so they're, they're watching, to make sure that our teams are working in a really good way, but then they're also there to make those connections, of course, with community members or community leadership or 277 00:37:07.289 --> 00:37:21.289 whoever, just wants to have those conversations, and again, make those linkages. And so all of this is to highlight that we do have a lot of internal capacity that we really do rely upon in these, really complex 278 00:37:21.289 --> 00:37:35.289 and challenging evacuations or operations. But also to highlight just the huge importance for us of partnerships. So we work all year round in trying to identify. 279 00:37:35.289 --> 00:37:43.289 different organizations that we can be partnering with so that we're making those calls as soon as we're hearing about an operation 280 00:37:43.289 --> 00:37:57.289 and those other teams are coming out as well, or they're sending us a phone number for an on-call person, or… They're meeting people at the airport, as well as our teams. So whatever that can look like, whatever that capacity of the organization is 281 00:37:57.289 --> 00:38:14.289 so important for us across the country, to be making those connections, both in an operation and outside of an operation, to make sure that, you know, we're really well linked in, so that if we as the Canadian Red Cross don't do a specific type of work that's needed 282 00:38:14.289 --> 00:38:21.289 We're finding the organization that does, and we're really amplifying the voices of those organizations 283 00:38:21.289 --> 00:38:28.289 and showing the fantastic work that they do, and bringing them into the operations so that they can do what they're so good at 284 00:38:28.289 --> 00:38:34.289 and, yeah, I think those are kind of my, my main points that I wanted 285 00:38:34.289 --> 00:38:37.289 to touch on, but again, just really, like 286 00:38:37.289 --> 00:38:57.289 trying to emphasize that we very much see that these responses, are incredibly challenging for people, and that they're only begin continue to become more frequent because of, the climate changes that we're seeing and the frequency of the responses that we're being called to. 287 00:38:57.289 --> 00:39:08.289 And so, you know, our teams are you know, some staff that you might see out there, but predominantly volunteers, who are out there trying to 288 00:39:08.289 --> 00:39:14.289 you know, support people in a really challenging moment and make sure that people know that we're there and that 289 00:39:14.289 --> 00:39:19.289 You know, we want to be responsive to different needs, to different 290 00:39:19.289 --> 00:39:28.289 requirements that people might have, to ensure that they are, you know, safe and comfortable, and that everything that they. 291 00:39:28.289 --> 00:39:37.289 that they need to, be able to, you know, live in a good way, in a safe way during the evacuation can be met. 292 00:39:37.289 --> 00:39:43.289 So, I think that's it for me. Thank you. 293 00:39:43.289 --> 00:39:54.289 Fantastic. Thank you so much, everyone, for sharing, you know, the details, of what your organizations are doing currently, and then looking forward. 294 00:39:54.289 --> 00:39:59.289 Now we can, move on to discuss, some of the next steps. 295 00:39:59.289 --> 00:40:13.289 But actually, just before I do that, we also had invited a representative of the Arayl, the Catherine L'Engoie from Via Rail, is their, accessibility, expert. 296 00:40:13.289 --> 00:40:21.289 And, she was unable to join us, but she did share a few words that I can, I can share now on behalf of Via Rail. 297 00:40:21.289 --> 00:40:33.289 And so, as you all know, ViaRail is the passenger train organization, one of the federally regulated organizations, and they are represented on our advisory committee. 298 00:40:33.289 --> 00:40:46.289 They just wanted to emphasize that, you know, they work extensively to ensure that their staff, receive training on accessibility and how to serve people with disabilities 299 00:40:46.289 --> 00:40:57.289 , you know, and this also includes a training on how to respond in emergency situations, including, evacuations., and 300 00:40:57.289 --> 00:41:03.289 training, I think, is something that is a key feature that we're going to return to throughout the project 301 00:41:03.289 --> 00:41:13.289 and, she just mentioned that, as well, that within the past, couple of years, Via Rail, they've had to, you know, review their services that they 302 00:41:13.289 --> 00:41:20.289 offer to customers with disabilities in the event of evacuation, because these types of events. 303 00:41:20.289 --> 00:41:27.289 That are potentially, you know, caused or exacerbated by climate change 304 00:41:27.289 --> 00:41:33.289 , you know, it's compelled them to explore new, paratransit options and establish new partnerships. 305 00:41:33.289 --> 00:41:42.289 So, they really just want to, you know, respond to these unexpected conditions, such as extreme weather, wildfires 306 00:41:42.289 --> 00:41:51.289 Smoke, and, you know. They really, plan to continue to work with their community partners to anticipate the needs, of 307 00:41:51.289 --> 00:41:56.289 particular, folks with disabilities in situations that arise. 308 00:41:56.289 --> 00:42:04.289 so I just wanted to add that note that we do have representation from the federally regulated organizations as well. 309 00:42:04.289 --> 00:42:11.289 And, now, just in our last few minutes of speaking before the question and answer, I will just share 310 00:42:11.289 --> 00:42:17.289 my screen one more time to talk about next steps. 311 00:42:17.289 --> 00:42:46.289 and please bear with me for one moment. So for next steps of the project, we, as I mentioned, we started, on, in April, of this year, and I'm glad that, Allison, you mentioned the, situation in Manitoba, because Winnipeg, Manitoba was selected as our first case study 312 00:42:46.289 --> 00:42:57.289 for the project, but we actually decided, due to the situation with the wildfires and the evacuations, and just how busy everyone was going to be 313 00:42:57.289 --> 00:43:08.289 on the ground in Winnipeg, we delayed the launch of the project, including this webinar, I think about 6 or 7 months, due to that situation. 314 00:43:08.289 --> 00:43:23.289 And I think for folks who.. I'm also located in Winnipeg, just so everyone knows, on beautiful Treaty One territory, and we had a very busy summer, because I think if folks don't understand, people 315 00:43:23.289 --> 00:43:30.289 So Winnipeg's the only metro, big. city center in Manitoba, so if you're being evacuated, you're coming down to Winnipeg 316 00:43:30.289 --> 00:43:42.289 And many of the folks who were impacted were in remote regions of Manitoba, and so, you know, it required an absolutely phenomenal effort on, on the part of all the 317 00:43:42.289 --> 00:43:51.289 different jurisdictions and different volunteers and, non-profit organizations that we're working with, with folks impacted by 318 00:43:51.289 --> 00:44:01.289 by that event this summer. … So while it was quite timely, as an example, you know, obviously we don't want to, you know, impact people 319 00:44:01.289 --> 00:44:06.289 during a climate emergency, so we delayed the project. 320 00:44:06.289 --> 00:44:13.289 So that was phase one. We've done a lot of planning and communications thus far, and now we're wrapping up that planning phase 321 00:44:13.289 --> 00:44:26.289 in January 2026, we will be working in partnership with Eviance and, other, organizations located in Winnipeg to conduct our first 322 00:44:26.289 --> 00:44:34.289 case study and then throughout, the, case, research data collection phase. 323 00:44:34.289 --> 00:44:40.289 We will also be, working with Bretton Abilities in Sydney, Nova Scotia. 324 00:44:40.289 --> 00:44:50.289 and we still haven't chosen our third case study yet, so if anyone has any ideas, you know, we're happy to hear them. We want to think about regional distribution. 325 00:44:50.289 --> 00:44:59.289 as well as, you know, maybe, you know, a certain area that is affected by different types of climate events. 326 00:44:59.289 --> 00:45:10.289 So, yeah, happy to hear ideas there. And then in January to March of 2028, we will be doing our analysis and knowledge dissemination phase. So, you know, the reporting 327 00:45:10.289 --> 00:45:18.289 but we do plan to hold additional events such as this, you know, to share case study findings 328 00:45:18.289 --> 00:45:30.289 as well as any other suggestions from the community, community where we might be able to share more information about the project and about the recommendations that we will 329 00:45:30.289 --> 00:45:34.289 come to at the later stages of the project. 330 00:45:34.289 --> 00:45:43.289 so that's timeline and next steps in terms of how you can get involved, you can visit our project website, which will be officially launched in January. 331 00:45:43.289 --> 00:45:49.289 You can also just email us directly, I have my email address up there on the screen. 332 00:45:49.289 --> 00:46:00.289 And, I think one thing that made, made me think a lot about this project is that I personally did not have an emergency plan, so if you don't have an emergency plan. 333 00:46:00.289 --> 00:46:06.289 You may also want to create one, and there's some resources on the slides there that we will share 334 00:46:06.289 --> 00:46:10.289 once we get it all translated for you all. 335 00:46:10.289 --> 00:46:13.289 And I think that's it in terms of our presentation. 336 00:46:13.289 --> 00:46:25.289 I just really want to thank you all for attending today, and if thank you for viewing this after the fact, we will post this recording on our website, once our website's all finalized. 337 00:46:25.289 --> 00:46:32.289 But now I think we have some time, if anyone else wants to add any final comments 338 00:46:32.289 --> 00:46:37.289 or if anyone has any questions, we have a little bit of time to speak to that now. 339 00:46:37.289 --> 00:46:40.289 Go ahead, Patrick. 340 00:46:40.289 --> 00:46:44.289 I was just gonna know, we have, 3 questions that are in the question and answer, and so I thought I could just read out. 341 00:46:44.289 --> 00:46:47.289 Great. Please do. 342 00:46:47.289 --> 00:46:59.289 The first question, so the first question I will read out is, how will the project ensure that the lived experiences of people with disabilities remain central throughout all three years? 343 00:46:59.289 --> 00:47:00.289 I don't know if, Jasmine, you want to start with that, and maybe Evan can also talk to that. 344 00:47:00.289 --> 00:47:13.289 Fantastic. Sure, yeah, yeah, I will I can start. So, really key to that is, so our project team includes folks with disabilities, so I think that's one component 345 00:47:13.289 --> 00:47:21.289 Another really key component is just making sure that the partners that we're engaging with are people with lived experiences, and 346 00:47:21.289 --> 00:47:27.289 so that's diverse individuals, with disabilities, and so we have 347 00:47:27.289 --> 00:47:32.289 four key partners, including Eviance, who, you know, represent 348 00:47:32.289 --> 00:47:41.289 or who are advocates and researchers and, you know, advocacy organizations for the disability communities that we're going to be meeting with 349 00:47:41.289 --> 00:47:45.289 and I would really say that's the key, that's the central piece for us. 350 00:47:45.289 --> 00:47:47.289 Evan, I don't know if there's anything you would like to add? 351 00:47:47.289 --> 00:47:54.289 Yeah, maybe just to… yeah, just to add to that, Jasmine, that we really wanted to 352 00:47:54.289 --> 00:48:00.289 do, a meaningful engagement with. The diverse disability community, right? And so that meant. 353 00:48:00.289 --> 00:48:08.289 again, we're still early on in the project, but that meant, like, involving, OPDs, organizations for persons with disabilities from the outset. 354 00:48:08.289 --> 00:48:17.289 So, like, in the recruitment process, in the so we didn't there's a. throughout the process, people with disabilities will be involved. 355 00:48:17.289 --> 00:48:20.289 in a sort of participatory way, right? And so, to really emphasize that 356 00:48:20.289 --> 00:48:27.289 there is expertise, there's knowledge, and there's experience, especially because people with disabilities, not especially, it's ethically, they're the 357 00:48:27.289 --> 00:48:32.289 the right thing to do, of course. But, but there is a component of 358 00:48:32.289 --> 00:48:37.289 people with disabilities being flexible or having to be flexible in their own lives due to 359 00:48:37.289 --> 00:48:44.289 an inaccessible society, right? It's there… that's an overgeneralization, but there's so often that 360 00:48:44.289 --> 00:48:47.289 people have to be spontaneous in 361 00:48:47.289 --> 00:48:54.289 if the sidewalk hasn't been plowed. Or the bus doesn't come, and there's things that people with disabilities can do offer. 362 00:48:54.289 --> 00:48:57.289 around, their own lived experiences and their own systematic knowledge. 363 00:48:57.289 --> 00:49:01.289 And so, really, not just, like, involving, but really meaningfully engaging. 364 00:49:01.289 --> 00:49:05.289 Not just at the beginning or at the end, where we sort of have done the work and then 365 00:49:05.289 --> 00:49:19.289 you know, in the dissemination process. It is throughout the project, throughout the three years, right? And so they'll just add that's one of the major components of the work. 366 00:49:19.289 --> 00:49:28.289 And maybe as a similar-ish question, what opportunities will community members with disabilities have to participate beyond today's webinar 367 00:49:28.289 --> 00:49:33.289 especially those in smaller and remote regions. 368 00:49:33.289 --> 00:49:48.289 Yeah, that's a really great question as well. We're gonna have to do some outreach with the community to find out how best to engage folks. So that's the thing, is we don't have all the answers, we have some ideas, you know, so, for example 369 00:49:48.289 --> 00:50:00.289 sort of meeting people's accessibility needs is both, through, you know, virtual meetings, but it might be appropriate in some cases to have in-person meetings. 370 00:50:00.289 --> 00:50:21.289 you know, providing accommodations as, as they're requested. But primarily, you know, we'll be doing focus groups and interviews, and there may be some other alternative formats that we can come up with, to ensure that, we have that meaningful 371 00:50:21.289 --> 00:50:28.289 inclusion and Evan, I'm not sure if you folks want to add anything to that. 372 00:50:28.289 --> 00:50:32.289 No, I don't think so. That's, that's, well put around yeah. 373 00:50:32.289 --> 00:50:33.289 Yeah. 374 00:50:33.289 --> 00:50:40.289 I could just, add in one thing. Yeah, I mean, we are taking a case study approach, so we will be focusing on those specific communities in terms of 375 00:50:40.289 --> 00:50:46.289 You know, the in-depth, the detailed discussions with people with lived experience, but we also do 376 00:50:46.289 --> 00:51:11.289 plan to, as much as possible, make sure that we're sharing the findings of the research throughout the project. And so, we will definitely keep anybody and everybody informed who would like to learn more about the findings of the research as the project progresses. So that's a definite. if you're not in one of those case study communities, obviously, we would like to. 377 00:51:11.289 --> 00:51:12.289 Absolutely, yeah. 378 00:51:12.289 --> 00:51:32.289 definitely keep you abreast of the research findings. And then… and then another question, which maybe the Red Cross or Red Cross or Eviance might be wanting to, respond to, but what immediate gaps have been observed in current emergency planning that disproportionately affect people with disabilities, especially in climate-related events? 379 00:51:32.289 --> 00:51:44.289 So this is. I can just start, actually, on this. This is an exact question that we want to address through this research., so I don't want to kind of pretend that we have an answer to this question, because this 380 00:51:44.289 --> 00:51:55.289 is the exact kind of question that we do want to, address through this research. So that is, that's an exact, great question that, would be a focus of our research 381 00:51:55.289 --> 00:52:06.289 But, I will pass it on to, if the Red Cross would like to respond to that at all, or Evan, or anybody else 382 00:52:06.289 --> 00:52:12.289 You know, and thank you, Patrick, for raising that, because that was what I was going to point to as well, is 383 00:52:12.289 --> 00:52:17.289 you know, we in our department, anyway, within the Red Cross, we focus on emergency response. 384 00:52:17.289 --> 00:52:24.289 So once folks are evacuated, you know, what are the challenges there, and how do we meet them? And I think Ali's done a beautiful job of covering. 385 00:52:24.289 --> 00:52:30.289 you know, some of what we have observed and what, you know, we're doing to, to. 386 00:52:30.289 --> 00:52:36.289 address those needs, you know, I think it'll be really interesting through this. 387 00:52:36.289 --> 00:52:47.289 project, certainly as we have government partners that are part of the advisory committee as well, you know, when you're talking about large-scale emergency planning, this falls to government jurisdiction. 388 00:52:47.289 --> 00:53:02.289 and I think we'll be able to really gain, good insights through their participation in this project, in this case study and the other two., so can we circle back to you, on that question in about two and a half years, if that's okay? 389 00:53:02.289 --> 00:53:08.289 Yeah. Definitely. 390 00:53:08.289 --> 00:53:09.289 Great. 391 00:53:09.289 --> 00:53:10.289 Sorry, go ahead. 392 00:53:10.289 --> 00:53:16.289 Yes. Maybe I'll just quickly add that, in our literature review and some of the research we've been doing 393 00:53:16.289 --> 00:53:22.289 We found, like, a few gaps that have disproportionately impacted people with disabilities, especially 394 00:53:22.289 --> 00:53:25.289 Not only in, like, the emergency event, but also 395 00:53:25.289 --> 00:53:32.289 sometimes emergency preparedness is planned as, like, a one-off, right? So, like, climate disasters as, like, a single event. 396 00:53:32.289 --> 00:53:37.289 and we problematized that idea of, like, having, like, a cyclical, sort of interrelated 397 00:53:37.289 --> 00:53:45.289 conception of what a climate change, what a climate event is, right? It's ongoing, and it's repetitive, and we know it's getting worse, right? And so. 398 00:53:45.289 --> 00:53:50.289 So, that's always changing, and the needs of people with disabilities are also always changing too, right? 399 00:53:50.289 --> 00:53:55.289 Some of that is unpredictable. But it needs to be, at a systematic level. 400 00:53:55.289 --> 00:53:59.289 we need to make sure that during the recovery phase of preparedness 401 00:53:59.289 --> 00:54:05.289 and planning, that people, if people need to relocate to homes, that they're accessible homes, right? 402 00:54:05.289 --> 00:54:11.289 Or they have, access to food, or. Maybe there's specific dietary need 403 00:54:11.289 --> 00:54:16.289 are not quite as easily during the recovery phase if it's someone with a disability, right? 404 00:54:16.289 --> 00:54:19.289 So, things like this, right, that are sort of unique to. 405 00:54:19.289 --> 00:54:28.289 diversely located people so are so often overlooked when we talk about planning. I mean, that's, again, a generalization, and we try our best, I think 406 00:54:28.289 --> 00:54:42.289 to do our best, but I think when it comes down to some of those small things, those individual needs, they're overlooked in planning for people with disabilities. 407 00:54:42.289 --> 00:54:43.289 Great. 408 00:54:43.289 --> 00:55:13.289 Thanks so much, Evan. Does anybody else have any questions that they wanted to ask at this point? We've just got a few more minutes, but you can put your question in the chat. 409 00:55:13.289 --> 00:55:21.289 Great, okay. We do have a couple minutes left, if anyone wants to put. I think, can you put your hand up? 410 00:55:21.289 --> 00:55:29.289 Probably easiest just to put it in the Q&A. 411 00:55:29.289 --> 00:55:39.289 That might be it. Okay. Any final words from our panelists today? 412 00:55:39.289 --> 00:55:43.289 No pressure. 413 00:55:43.289 --> 00:55:56.289 Great, okay, well, I really want to thank everyone for attending today. Again, this is really just the first step, our launch, our project launch, and, so you'll certainly be hearing more from us in the new year. 414 00:55:56.289 --> 00:56:07.289 We'll be leveraging our networks collectively to, you know, invite people to participate. Again, we'll be starting in Winnipeg, but we are definitely looking for 415 00:56:07.289 --> 00:56:14.289 information from, you know, interested organizations and people, so please feel free to reach out. 416 00:56:14.289 --> 00:56:22.289 And, I just, will mention that we will also, share the translated slides in the new year. 417 00:56:22.289 --> 00:56:35.289 And the recording, we'll share a link, next week, so folks can view the recording, and also you can share the recording, which will have all the same accessibility features. 418 00:56:35.289 --> 00:56:39.289 But again, I would like to thank you all very much for participating today, and I hope that you learned something, and I hope you're as excited as we are about this project. 419 00:56:39.289 --> 00:56:47.289 Thank you everyone.