Act No. 8686 — An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 10 by adding subchapter 1A to establish the Office of Disability Integration within th
ACTNO, 868 6 BILL NO. 34-0265 THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2022 An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 10 by adding subchapter 1A to establish the Office of Disability Integration within the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency --0--- WHEREAS, people with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be injured or die in a disaster; and WHEREAS, during a disaster, people with disabilities encounter barriers accessing disaster services, including emergency notification, evacuation, sheltering, response, registering for disaster assistance, housing, throughout long-term recovery; and WHEREAS, these barriers are not due to a person’s disability or aging; rather, they are the result of the failure to include disability and aging communities in disaster planning, response, recovery, research, and oversight; and WHEREAS, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, provide civil rights protections and equal access to all disaster programs and services during d …
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