New York Assembly Member allots funding for First Responder Disability Awareness Training
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The
Town of Amherst
, through support from funds secured by Assembly Member Karen McMahon, will be receiving training for Firefighters, emergency medical service providers, 9-1-1 telecommunicators, municipal employees, elected officials and people with disabilities, parents of, and service providers. These are programs that have not received funding in New York state for the last five years. Besides the FF/EMS and 9-1-1 operations training (currently funded in Missouri and South Dakota), the Disability Education and Awareness for Municipalities (DEAM) and Safety Awareness Training serve to educate municipalities and residents with disabilities on the Americans with Disabilities Act and how to work with first and emergency responders, respectively. The programs are open to anyone. Register below.
Pictured left to right: Timothy Ireland, PhD - NU Provost, Chief John Askey - APD, Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa, Councilmember Deborah Bruch Bucki RN, PhD
Seated: David Whalen NU FRDAT, NYS Assembly Member Karen McMahon, Esq
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Erie County Police Services joins with NU FRDAT, Deaf Access Services and Town of Amherst
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The
Town of Amherst (NY) Police Department
is piloting Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) through support from Erie County (NY) to pilot the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter mobile device for all patrols. Niagara University's First Responder Disability Awareness Training program was the catalyst to bring all the organizations together.
Western New York Deaf Access Services
(WNY DAS) was the main contributor to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing content in FRDAT, and trained in conjunction with FRDAT the entire 154 police officer force. WNY DAS also offers VRI on a national basis. Amherst PD was identified based on their progressive response to law enforcement education and an understanding of the need for this training.
Pictured left to right: Chief John Askey - APD, David Wantuck - WNY DAS Community Engagement Specialist, Pam Kefi - WNY DAS Executive Director, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Commissioner of Police Services James Jancewicz, Frank Cammarata - Erie County Executive Director Office of the Disabled, NU FRDAT Project Director David Whalen
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South Dakota confirms Year Two funding, Training set to debut in April
The
South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities
(CDD) confirmed Year Two funding as NU FRDAT continues to develop customized training for the state's first responders. Program Director Dave Whalen was well received at the Fire Chiefs Association conference December 7 in Deadwood and will be speaking to the Sheriff and Police Chiefs in April. The debut of training will occur on April 22-23 for 9-1-1 Telecommunicators in Rapid City. Law Enforcement and FF/EMS training dates are in process.
NU FRDAT has filmed an educational video with the
University of South Dakota Oyate Circle
, which specializes in disability awareness in conjunction with the Tribal Nations in the state. This will debut with the training.
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Program Director David Whalen will present at the National ADA Symposium in Kansas City, MO
NU FR DAT Program Director David Whalen will present at the National ADA Symposium in Kansas City, MO. The 10 ADA Centers come together for their annual conference, addressing the major topics specific to the issues and rights of Americans with disabilities. Dave will present on FRDAT signature programs First Responders Disability Awareness Training and Disability Education and Awareness for Municipalities (DEAM). The symposium runs from May 10-13, there will be a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. For more information go to
http://www.adasymposium.org/
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Note to Past Train the Trainer Attendees
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We have updated all of our training programs. Please email Cary Newman, FR DAT Program Manager to request the updated training material at
[email protected]
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Niagara University is currently having campus wide network issues. We are unable to receive or send any emails. Please call the office at 716-286-7355 if you need to reach our department.
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Upcoming Training Information
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February 25th & 26th, 2020
- Montgomery County, NY Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Training Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
February 26, 2020
- Amherst, NY- Modified Firefighter Disability Awareness Training
- Click Here to Register
February 27th & 28th, 2020
- Westchester County, NY Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Training Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
March 4th & 5th, 2020
- Jefferson City, Missouri Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
March 10th & 11th, 2020
- Joplin, Missouri,FF/EMS Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
March 12th, 2020
- Joplin, Missouri, Safety Awareness for Individuals with Disabilities and Families
- Click Here to Register
March 16th, 2020
- Amherst, NY, Safety Awareness for Individuals with Disabilities and Families
- Click Here to Register
March 17th & 18th, 2020
- Steuben County, NY Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Training Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
March 24th, 2020
- Amherst, NY, Disability Education& Awareness for Municipalities
- Click Here to Apply to take the training
March 25th & 26th, 2020
- Seneca County, NY Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Training Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
March 31st, 2020
- Amherst, NY, Firefighter/EMS Disability Awareness Training
- Click Here to Register
March 31st, 2020
- Amherst, NY, Safety Awareness for Individuals with Disabilities and Families
- Click Here to Register
April 22nd & 23rd, 2020
- Pennington,South Dakota, 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Disability Awareness Training Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
April 27th & 28th, 2020
- Lee's Summit,Missouri, Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
April 29th & 30th, 2020
- Lee's Summit,Missouri, 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
April 29th, 2020
- Lee's Summit,Missouri, Safety Awareness for Individuals with Disabilities and Families
- Click Here to Register
June 22nd & 23rd, 2020
- Pierre, South Dakota, Law Enforcement Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
June 24th & 25th, 2020
- Pierre, South Dakota, 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Disability Awareness Train the Trainer
- Click Here to Register
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TRAININGS:
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EMS online 6 hour Training Available:
The EMS online training adapted the national Train the Trainer program into a compatible, easy to use 6-hour program. Customized exclusively for EMS in front of a live studio audience of EMTs, the training addresses the basics of all areas EMS need to know to ensure proper, appropriate, proactive response when interacting and addressing the need of individuals with disabilities.
Individual rate-$27.50
Mental Health and De-escalation Training for Law Enforcement Professionals
This training program stems from a program that was originally developed at the University of Alberta, Department of Psychiatry, to advance the mental health training of police officers.
It proved overwhelmingly successful, showing increases in police mental health awareness, communication, de-escalation and empathy skills as well as an increase in police efficiency and a decrease in number of use-of-force occurrences.
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Niagara University First Responders Disability Awareness Training | 716-286-8139 | 716-286-8079 |
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