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Recommendation #331 Community Preparedness Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities Recommendation 6.3, Page 30 3/1/2007	Incorporate the inclusion of special needs issues into grant application processes at federal, state, and local funding levels. Ensure that deliverables include the unique emergency need of disabled and aging populations.
Recommendation #41 Congressional Oversight/DHS Transparency GAO-07-395T Page 28 3/9/2007	Congressional oversight in the short term might include DHS’s policies regarding oversight assistance.
Recommendation #223 Non-governmental Aid Lessons Learned Recommendation #102d, Page 116 2/23/2006	Legal and liability impediments to the use and coordination of non-governmental and private sector resources during a catastrophic event should be removed.
Recommendation #170 Public Communications Lessons Learned Recommendation #76c, Page 110 2/23/2006	Developing a national public communications and public affairs strategic plan;
Recommendation #171 Public Communications Lessons Learned Recommendation #76d, Page 110 2/23/2006	Develop “Risk Communications” to communicate pre-incident expectations to private citizens. This may be carried out by identifying credible spokespersons who can frequently update the public on preparedness, current threats and crisis communications.
Recommendation #110 Search and Rescue Lessons Learned Recommendation #48, Page 102 2/23/2006	DHS should create a national search and rescue volunteer certification program.

"Ice does not seem like a large issue until you need it for hope, hope that it will get better, hope that someone cares, hope that our beautiful area will come back someday." - S.R., Gulfport, MS