“The intent of using Functional Assessment Service Teams (FASTs) in shelters is to recognize that some people need assistance with essential functional needs and some do not. What is important is that response planning incorporates ways to offer life preservers and safety nets.
Safety nets help people, whose margin of resiliency is smaller and whose vulnerability is greater, get essential functional needs met in unstable and changing environments.
Some people and systems confuse safety nets with fishing nets. Fishing nets, as they do with fish, scoop people from environments in which they coped or thrived, confine them and threaten their health, safety and independence.”
June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, 2008
www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Mass-Care-and-Shelter/FAST
General information about the FAST program as well as the FAST Leader Program, including applications to take either the FAST or FAST Leader training
Notes: Here is the original list – They are all now missing or moved (except for PWD/E Final Draft Annex and Functional Assessment Flowchart.
Question – Should FAST have it’s own page / section?
Functional Assessment Service Teams (LAST ACCESSED 04.3.09)This site contains information about disaster sheltering for People with Disabilities and Elderly (PWD/E) and Functional Assessment Service Teams (FAST):
FAST Training Announcement
FAST Frequently Asked Questions
PWD/E Final Draft Annex
Appendix A – Function Based Framework
Appendix B – FAST Description
Appendix C – PWD/E Glossary
Appendix D – FAST Training Matrix
Appendix E – Personal Assistant Description
Appendix F – FAST Position Table
Appendix G – FAST Flowchart
Appendix J – Pharmaceuticals Procurement
Appendix K – FAST Deployment Checklist
FAST Presentation
FAST Description