Access and functional needs
1. C-MIST definition
Support services for access and functional needs can be categorized using the Functional Needs Framework C-MIST, which stands for*:
- Communication– Includes individuals who have limited or no ability to speak, see, hear, or understand
- Medical– Includes individuals who require assistance in managing daily activities and/or health conditions
- Independence– Includes individuals who are able to function independently if they have their assistive devices and/or health equipment
- Supervision– Includes individuals who may have psychiatric conditions, addiction problems, brain injury, or become anxious due to transfer trauma
- Transportation– Includes individuals who are unable to drive because of disability, age, temporary injury, poverty, addiction, legal restriction, or have no access to a vehicle
*Purdy, Barbara. C-MIST a function based framework for emergency planning. Retrieved from http://www.freetobe.ca/resources/pdf/C-MISTforEmergencyPlanning.pdf
2. General C-MIST Resources
- Support services per C-MIST category
- List of resources that serve functional needs populations using C-MIST categorization
- Communication resources:
- Alerting the Whole Community: Removing Barriers to Alerting Accessibility paper, produced by FEMA, which demonstrates how the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) addresses the challenges of reaching the whole community
- Emergency Response for People Who Have Access and Functional Needs: A Guide for First Responders, produced by the St. Petersburg College, Center for Public Safety Innovation, National Terrorism Preparedness Institute
- For additional resources on communication, please visit the Shelter Operations and Functional Needs Support Services knowledge base topic
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