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Webinar: Inclusive Emergency Management for Municipalities

Proactively including access and functional needs in your emergency plan

Join our informative webinar on making municipal emergency plans inclusive for residents with disabilities and access and functional needs. This webinar will be helpful for ADA coordinators, emergency managers, Board of Health members, Commission on Disability members, and others.


Tuesday, July 18

1:00 - 3:00 PM


Co-facilitated by:

Dawn Brantley, Acting Director of MEMA

Abigail Shneyder, MOD's Program Coordinator for Emergency Preparedness


This webinar is organized into two parts. Register for one or both parts:
Register for the Inclusive Emergency Management webinar

Part I: Overview of Municipal Emergency Management

1:00 - 2:00 PM


  • How emergency management works in Massachusetts
  • Developing municipal emergency plans
  • Individual emergency preparedness


Part II: Practical Steps to Improve Your Emergency Plan

2:00 - 3:00 PM


  • Practical steps to make your city/town's emergency plan more inclusive of people with disabilities and access and functional needs
  • How disability advocates and emergency management directors can best exchange feedback


Attendees will come away with practical worksheets, planning guides, and other resources curated by MOD and MEMA.


Register for one or both parts:
Register for the Inclusive Emergency Management webinar

About the facilitators:
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Dawn Brantley


With over 15 years in emergency management at the local, regional, state, and federal levels, Acting Director Dawn Brantley is a national expert in accessible and inclusive emergency management. She has responded to 21 disasters in multiple states; implemented inclusive programs and services at local, regional, and state levels; and championed progress in accessibility and equity both agency-wide at MEMA and across the country.
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Abby Shneyder


Abby Shneyder is MOD’s Program Coordinator for Emergency Preparedness. She travels around the Commonwealth delivering presentations on personal preparedness for emergencies to people with disabilities. Prior to joining MOD, Abby worked as a field and community organizer on political campaigns. Born and raised in Massachusetts, she started her career in public service as an AmeriCorps member at an affordable housing non-profit in San Diego. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Administration at Suffolk University.
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For more information on MOD's other emergency preparedness trainings, please reach out to Abigail Shneyder at [email protected]
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