{"id":33861,"date":"2016-07-14T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=33861"},"modified":"2016-07-14T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:42:45","slug":"fema-disaster-assistance-for-april-may-storms-2016-available-for-dhh-individuals-and-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2016\/07\/14\/fema-disaster-assistance-for-april-may-storms-2016-available-for-dhh-individuals-and-families\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA: Disaster Assistance for April \/ May Storms 2016 Available for D\/HH Individuals and Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"logo-fema\"<\/a>FEMA
\nAustin Joint Field Office
\nDR-4269-TX-FLR00X
\nJuly XX, 2016<\/p>\n

Disaster Assistance for April Storms Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing\u00a0Individuals and Families<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incident:<\/span> April 17, 2016, to April 30, 2016, severe storms and flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designated Counties for Individual Assistance (16):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Anderson, Austin, Cherokee, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Parker, San Jacinto, Smith, Waller, Wharton, and Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ways to register:
\n<\/strong><\/span>* online at http:\/\/www.DisasterAssistance.gov<\/a>
\n* phone 800-621-3362 (FEMA)<\/strong>. Applicants who use 711<\/strong> or Video Relay Service may also call 800-621-3362. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585<\/strong>. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.<\/strong> Multilingual operators are available.
\n* at a disaster recovery center. To find the nearest one, go online to the Disaster Recovery Center Locator at http:\/\/asd.fema.gov\/inter\/locator<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration deadline:<\/span>\u00a0Friday, July 29, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

FEMA communicates in many languages:<\/strong> <\/span>American Sign Language, Spanish, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Urdu and Haitian Creole<\/p>\n

Helpful FEMA American Sign Language Vlogs:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Registering for Disaster Assistance –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAU8-g75Q18<\/a>
\n\u2022 Disaster Recovery Centers –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=amXVlTEiHEw<\/a>
\n\u2022 Just Ask! –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQO3XNZobPU<\/a>
\n\u2022 FEMA Assistance Does not Impact Government Benefits –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ii7nc94B30c<\/a><\/p>\n

What accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and families are available at disaster recovery centers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Disaster recovery centers, or DRCs, offer captioned phones, amplified phones, and iPads with video remote interpreting access to sign language interpreters. On-site interpreters are also available upon request.<\/p>\n

What if I\u2019m turned down for federal disaster assistance?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Applicants from the federally designated counties have 60 days<\/strong> from the date on FEMA\u2019s decision letter to file an appeal.<\/p>\n

Download PDF format:\u00a0FLR00X DR-4269 Disaster Assistance Infromation for the Deaf Community<\/a><\/p>\n

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FEMA
\nAustin Joint Field Office
\nDR-4272-TX-FLR00X
\nJuly XX, 2016<\/p>\n

Disaster Assistance for May-June Storms Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals and Families<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incident:<\/span> May 26, 2016 – June 24, 2016, severe storms and flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designated Counties for Individual Assistance (24):<\/strong> <\/span>
\nAustin, Bastrop, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Eastland, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Hidalgo, Hood, Kleberg, Lee, Liberty, Montgomery, Palo Pinto, Parker, San Jacinto, Stephens, Travis, Tyler, Waller and Washington<\/p>\n

Ways to register:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* online at http:\/\/www.DisasterAssistance.gov<\/a>
\n* phone 800-621-3362 (FEMA)<\/strong>. Applicants who use 711<\/strong> or Video Relay Service may also call 800-621-3362. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585<\/strong>. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.<\/strong> Multilingual operators are available.
\n* at a disaster recovery center. To find the nearest one, go online to the Disaster Recovery Center Locator at http:\/\/asd.fema.gov\/inter\/locator<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration deadline:<\/span> Wednesday, August 10, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

FEMA communicates in many languages:<\/strong> <\/span>American Sign Language, Spanish, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Urdu and Haitian Creole<\/p>\n

Helpful FEMA American Sign Language Vlogs:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Registering for Disaster Assistance –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAU8-g75Q18<\/a>
\n\u2022 Disaster Recovery Centers –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=amXVlTEiHEw<\/a>
\n\u2022 Just Ask! –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQO3XNZobPU<\/a>
\n\u2022 FEMA Assistance Does not Impact Government Benefits –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ii7nc94B30c<\/a><\/p>\n

What accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and families are available at disaster recovery centers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Disaster recovery centers, or DRCs, offer captioned phones, amplified phones, and iPads with video remote interpreting access to sign language interpreters. On-site interpreters are also available upon request.<\/p>\n

What if I\u2019m turned down for federal disaster assistance?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Applicants from the federally designated counties have 60 days<\/strong> from the date on FEMA\u2019s decision letter to file an appeal.<\/p>\n

Download PDF format:<\/strong>\u00a0FLR00X DR-4272 Disaster Assistance Information for the Deaf Community<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FEMA Austin Joint Field Office DR-4269-TX-FLR00X July XX, 2016 Disaster Assistance for April Storms Available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing\u00a0Individuals and Families Incident: April 17, 2016, to April 30, 2016, severe storms and flooding Designated Counties for Individual Assistance…<\/p>\n

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