Media Partner #94: Portlight Strategies, Inc.

Emergency preparedness is a major issue facing people with disabilities. We are glad to have Portlight Strategies, Inc. as our most recent media partner!

From their About page:

Portlight Strategies, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1997 to facilitate a variety of projects involving people with disabilities, including post-disaster relief work. Portlight’s longest running disaster recovery effort followed the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in the shore communities of New Jersey and parts of New York City, and lasted for 18 months. During that time, we replaced lost durable medical equipment and ramping, and assisted residents in purchasing and installing accessibility equipment that was made necessary after their homes were elevated to meet federal flood insurance requirements.

Through ongoing programs like our Getting It Right conferences, we are working to promote self-determination of needs and issues with respect to disaster preparedness and response. We foster community relationships with these agencies to promote inclusiveness in disaster preparedness and response plans and to demand provisions for transportation and shelter accessibility.

Website: http://www.portlight.org/home.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PortlightStrategies

Twitter: @PortlightRelief