Disability Training for First Responders and Emergency Planners

Emergency Planners:

The Ohio Disability and Health Program has produced a one hour training for first responders and emergency planners on inclusive disaster planning for people with disabilities. This training has been approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEU and CPT) for EMS, fire, law enforcement, and nursing personnel through by the Ohio Pease Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) and OSU’s Center for EMS. A certificate of completion will be issued following training and post-test completion.
Please access the training through the “Online CEUs” tab of the OSU Center for EMS website: https://www.train.org/odh/course/1058486/
For more information, please visit: Emergency Planner Disability Trainings and Resources – Nisonger Center (osu.edu)

First Responders:

The Ohio Disability and Health Program has produced a one hour training for first responders on working with people with disabilities. This training has been approved for Continuing Education Credit (CEU and CPT) for EMS, fire, law enforcement, and nursing personnel through by the Ohio Pease Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) and OSU’s Center for EMS. A certificate of completion will be issued following training and post-test completion.
Please access the training through the “Online CEUs” tab of the OSU Center for EMS website: https://www.train.org/odh/course/1072437/compilation
For more information, please visit: First Responder Disability Trainings and Resources – Nisonger Center (osu.edu)

Temple University has also created a video training for first responders, which you can view here: Autism and First Responders: Seeing Beyond the Smoke – YouTube