Webinar - ADA Learning Session: "Geographic Differences in Disaster Risk Vulnerability for People with Disabilities in the U.S.: A Look at Data and Mapping"

 

Announcing a New Webinar - ADA Learning Session: "Geographic Differences in Disaster Risk Vulnerability for People with Disabilities in the U.S.: A Look at Data and Mapping" November 10th, 2022 Registration for this webinar is now open Webinars begin at ET: 2.30pm, CT: 1.30pm, MT:12.30pm, PT:11.30am, Hawaii: 9.30am during mainland Standard Time; 8.30am during mainland Daylight Savings Time. Registration: Free on-line at http://adapresentations.org/registrationEM.php Registration closes at midnight, November 9, 2022. All webinars offer captioning. Requests for sign language interpreters must be made the Monday before the webinar to support@adapacific.org. For all other accessibility questions about Zoom webinar conferencing software, go to https://zoom.us/accessibility. This webinar will highlight findings from a set of research projects examining geographic differences in natural disasters risk for people with disabilities across the United States. The webinar will share community-level data on disability and natural disaster risk, as well as showcase a series of interactive maps that can be accessed by users. We will highlight differences in demographic characteristics of people with disabilities including race/ethnicity, gender, and impairment type. We will discuss the potential implications of this research to individuals with disabilities and their families, as local emergency management agencies, and policymakers and stakeholders across the country. Learning objectives: Learn how to access data about disability and natural disasters for one's local community, and understand the advantages and limitations of these data. Understand how natural disaster risk for people with disabilities differs across U.S. communities, and also by demographic characteristics and differences in types of disability. Learn about research methods used to analyze and better understand disaster risk for people with disabilities. Presenters: Amal Harrati, Ph.D., is a policy researcher at Mathematica whose research focuses on improving the economic and social well-being of people with disabilities. Dr. Harrati specializes in analyzing and informing a wide range of disability-related policies and programs, and is particularly passionate about studying the effects of climate change and natural disasters on people with disabilities. Dr. Harrati's research has been funded by the Social Security Administration, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and the National Institute of Health. To view upcoming sessions, go to http://adapresentations.org/scheduleEM.php To see previous sessions, go to http://www.adapresentations.org/archiveEM.php The information presented in this webinar is intended solely as informal guidance, and is neither a determination of legal rights or responsibilities by NIDILRR.

Charles R. Drew University Gets Approval to Establish Its Own Medical Doctorate Program

 

Up to now, medical students at Charles R. Drew University complete their training in a joint program with the University of California, Los Angeles. Now, the university has received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to establish an independent medical doctorate program.

DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure

 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs

DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure  CISA Developed Cross-Sector Recommendations to Help Organizations Prioritize Cybersecurity Investments

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security released the Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), voluntary practices that outline the highest-priority baseline measures businesses and critical infrastructure owners of all sizes can take to protect themselves against cyber threats. The CPGs were developed by DHS, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), at the direction of the White House. Over the past year, CISA worked with hundreds of public and private sector partners and analyzed years of data to identify the key challenges that leave our nation at unacceptable risk. By clearly outlining measurable goals based on easily understandable criteria such as cost, complexity, and impact, the CPGs were designed to be applicable to organizations of all sizes. This effort is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to ensure the security of the critical infrastructure and reduce our escalating national cyber risk.  “Organizations across the country increasingly understand that cybersecurity risk is not only a fundamental business challenge but also presents a threat to our national security and economic prosperity,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “The new Cybersecurity Performance Goals will help organizations decide how to leverage their cybersecurity investments with confidence that the measures they take will make a material impact on protecting their business and safeguarding our country.”  CISA developed the CPGs in close partnership with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). The resulting CPGs are intended to be implemented in concert with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Every organization should use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to develop a rigorous, comprehensive cybersecurity program. The CPGs prescribe an abridged subset of actions – a kind of “QuickStart guide” – for the NIST CSF to help organizations prioritize their security investments.  “To reduce risk to the infrastructure and supply chains that Americans rely on every day, we must have a set of baseline cybersecurity goals that are consistent across all critical infrastructure sectors,” said CISA Director Jen Easterly. “CISA has created such a set of cybersecurity performance goals to address medium-to-high impact cybersecurity risks to our critical infrastructure. For months, we’ve been gathering input from our partners across the public and private sectors to put together a set of concrete actions that critical infrastructure owners can take to drive down risk to their systems, networks and data. We look forward to seeing these goals implemented over the coming years and to receiving additional feedback on how we can improve future versions to most effectively reduce cybersecurity risk to our country.”  “The Biden-Harris Administration has relentlessly focused on securing our Nation’s critical infrastructure since day one,” said Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger. “CISA has demonstrated tremendous leadership in strengthening our critical infrastructure’s cyber resilience over the last year. The Cyber Performance Goals build on these efforts, by setting a higher cybersecurity standard for sectors to meet.” “Given the myriad serious cybersecurity risks our nation faces, NIST looks forward to continuing to work with industry and government organizations to help them achieve these performance goals,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio. “Our priority remains bringing together the right stakeholders to further develop standards, guidelines and practices to help manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.”  In the months ahead, CISA will actively seek feedback on the CPGs from partners across the critical infrastructure community and has established a Discussions webpage to receive this input. CISA will also begin working directly with individual critical infrastructure sectors as it builds out sector-specific CPGs in the coming months.  To access these new CPGs or provide feedback, visit CISA.gov/cpgs.

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Training Opportunity-E0202 Debris Management Planning for State Tribal Territorial and Local Officials

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1749-Training Opportunity-E0202 Debris Management Planning for State Tribal Territorial and Local Officials

E0202 Debris Management Planning for State, Tribal, Territorial, and Local Officials

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This course will better prepare participants to fully plan for, respond to, and recover from major debris-generating events. 

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Emergency Management Institute Mission

To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. Read more...

  

DDOT and FHWA are hosting the 12th Annual DBE Summit & Networking Event on Friday, November 4, 2022

 

DDOT and FHWA are hosting the 12th Annual DBE Summit & Networking Event on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm at the Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, DC  20002.  

The Summit is OPEN to ALL VENDORS!  

This is the Infrastructure Session and will include the following presentations:

•  Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act Funding Presentation
• DDOT's A/E Schedule
•  Forecast of Opportunities in Operations
• Forecast of Opportunities in Infrastructure

The event is hybrid so participants may register for in-person or virtual attendance.  In-person attendees will receive free parking and lunch.  

Registration is available using the QR code below or here:  https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?RGID=r906c1981b6c5812abc81cbaa407d458a.

We look forwawrd to seeing you at the 12th Annual DBE Summit & Networking Event.

Warm Regards,

Andrea Jackson, Deputy Compliance Officer

Small Business Inclusion Office/Office of Civil Rights

DDOT