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Ableton On Air is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Boston, New England Chapter. Welcome to this edition of Ableton On Air, the one and only program that focuses on needs, concerns, and achievements of the different label. I've always been your host, Lauren Seiler. And on this show, which is kind of breaking news on this show, today we are talking about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. But before we do that, we would like to say thank you to our sponsors, Green Mountain Support Services, Washington County Mental Health, and many many others, including the support from the Vermont Division for the Blind, Vermont Association for the Blind, and the Sustainable Montpelier Coalition. Thank you to our sponsors and our supporters. By the way, according to the New York Times, and like I said, this is breaking news, the latest updates of Hurricane Ida, death toll grows from the flooding of the northeast. The Governor of New Jersey announced that two more deaths on Friday today, and this is updated 45 minutes ago, bringing those killed by the storm to at least 45 across four states. Anything you want to say in regards to? Yeah, if you're in a basement, you have to be, okay. And so, according to New York Times, and by the way, you can look up the hurricane Ida, www.NewYorkTimes.com, forward slash live 2021. And this was about 45 minutes ago. Destruction was widespread from a row of homes in southern New Jersey, which leveled by a tornado that reached maximum wind speeds of 150 miles per hour to cars submerged along the sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers, New York. On Friday morning, nearly on Friday, on this Friday morning to tip a third 2021, 50,000 homes were in the region still without power, 26,000 in Pennsylvania, 12,000 in New Jersey, and 8,000 in New York. The damage was all from howling given that came up relatively little warning from political leaders who were already contending with the pandemic and continues to kill thousands of Americans each week. Those leaders from President Biden down in New York, Democratic nominee for Mayor Eric Adams expressed simply a similar sentiment in their reaction to the storm. Climate change is here. In a speech to the White House, Mr. Biden called the storm was devastating before pivoting to discussion on other natural disasters, including Katrina and others, affecting the United States, including wildfires in the West and the damage of Hurricane Ida in the South. The destruction is everywhere, he said, according to President Biden in a matter of life and death, we're all in this together, and we're in great challenge at a time. So the totals are reported hourly, individually defined by M-E-T-A-R, and in terms of the water dropping with Hurricane Ida, September 1, 2021, Ida also produced the seventh-highest hourly rainfall dropping to 1.82 inches between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. So this is if you are, and it's not a future threat according to the new Governor, Kathy Hoku of New York, but it's climate change, and it is a current threat. So we all have to be careful. So if you are near a subway or if you are near different things like that, please be careful. Most of New York subway systems remain disrupted on Friday morning, although there were signs of improvement. Signs of improvement, because they were suspended the other day and some of them are closed. Days after the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled through the region, bringing tutorial rains and deadly flooding. As of Friday morning, the majority of lines were back in service, but delays. Please, if you're watching, please, if you're watching, please check the service updates. The service updates. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been conducting, has been conducting round the clock repairs to the nation's largest subway system, fully running again after the storm damaged tracks and turned platforms and stairwells into water slides. We've managed to restore a ton of service today, but our tracks and queens suffered the most damage. The MTA said in a Twitter post on Thursday night. Crews in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, buses and trains, supervisors and the like have been saying that crews have been working around the clock, according to a Twitter feed. Crews have been working around the clock. Services last night was changed. Expect significant delays of service changes throughout the system. We've managed to restore a ton of service, but our tracks and queens suffered the most damage. MTA said that it would resume service along the northeast corridor between Washington DC and Boston on Friday night, but it's changed between Albany and New York City will remain canceled. New Jersey Chancellor said all lines except the Montclair and the Bontoon, the Boontun, Gladstone, Pisaic Valley and Remington Valley would operate on a weekday schedule on Friday. Bus service will be running on a weekday schedule, but some delays and detours. The Long Island Railroad will resume full service to most branches by Thursday afternoon, but some disruptions spilling into Friday morning. Some lines on the Metro North Railway plan to have enhanced weekend service, but Friday and others remain disrupted due to detours and so on. Disrupted into Friday morning, some lines on the Metro North planning to have enhanced weekend service on Friday and others remain disrupted. Flights on Friday morning, out of LaGuardia Airport, Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport largely appear to be on time with minimal delays. No, it says minimal delays according to the New York Times. Okay. Anyone want to say about that? Now, according to, in terms of food insecurity, which is a really big problem in the United States, Hurricane Ida food stores struggle to remain stocked amid shortages. Okay. So, those that are dealing with stocking shelves now in terms of, no, I turned that down. In terms of COVID-19, the issue is, you know, now people are still stocking on toilet paper, you know, talking about hoarding businesses. Now, according to this businesses, according to Fox Business Report, businesses across Mississippi and Louisiana have struggled to keep up with the demands of food and water after the aftermath of Hurricane Ida passed through the state this week. According to the Routh Market in Diamond Head, they can't replace stock fast enough as residents try to be stocked at home following flood damage and continue power outages. They've been dealing with an influx of people coming to Louisiana, to Louisiana stores. And as store managers have told WLOX TV and radio, a lot of people are looking for eggs, bread, hot food and produce. And we're just all out of basic stuff. Yeah. A lack of delivery is expected times to the instructed roads and lack of available drivers and they exacerbated the problem. Officials closed the Mississippi River to barge traffic and deliveries ahead of the storm. And the New Orleans International Airport shot down cargo traffic on August 29. According to Hurricane Ida, has caused destruction, could lift infrastructure bill as it hopes. In combination, it means no supplies are moving towards the people who desperately need it. Without power, food and water, residents have in freezes and freezers and have already started to spoil. So here's the thing. If you're dealing with a hurricane or any natural disaster, don't open up your refrigerator. Yeah, pretty much. More than 1000 residents of Louisiana still do not have power. And officials warned that the power may not return for weeks. The BBC reported. The systems we depend on to save lives and to protect our city is just that we are grateful. But there's so much of work to be done. The New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell said on Monday, exactly, exactly. So we're going to give you advice today on what to do during a natural disaster. What? Hold on. Okay. So during a natural disaster, okay, preparing for a natural disaster for people with disabilities, according to redcross.org. So let's go to that. Preparing for disaster for people with disabilities and other special needs, according to FEMA and the American Red Cross. There's a booklet online, so you can go to www.redcross.org if you are dealing with that. So the following websites can help you with additional information, www.accessboard.gov, the access board or www. GEO, DHHS, Administration on Aging, the National Council on Disability, NCD.gov, the National Association on Disability, the National Association on Disability, which is www.nod.org, you can go to www.prepare.org, www.aapd.com, which is the American Association for People with Disabilities, the American Association for the Blind. This is all on the Red Cross website, the American Association for the Deaf, I mean the National Association for the Deaf, and if you are listening in Los Angeles or watching in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles City Department on Disability or another good website, you can go to www.easterseals.org, www.easter-seals.org, for more information on emergency preparedness. So being someone with a disability, you have to have things prepared. For millions of Americans who have physical, mental, physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods, acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also applies to the elderly and people with special needs, also people with special needs populations. Protecting yourself and your family when disaster strikes requires planning ahead. In this booklet online, you can get it online, there's a booklet here, which is a PDF file. In this booklet, you can discuss with your family and friends and personal care attendant for anyone in your support network to prepare an emergency plan or emergency plan. So you can go to www.redcross.org post a plan where everyone can see it and always keep a copy of your emergency numbers, emergency addresses, and your mother, father, and anybody that takes care of you is really important. According to the American Red Cross, it says, why do we prepare? We have nine minutes left, but we can go a little over. Why do we prepare? And the reason why we prepare is that emergency and disasters can strike quickly without warning and can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or combine you to your home. And what you do is basic services such as water, gas, electricity or telephones were cut off. Local officials, this is all on the website, local officials will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone everywhere. So the next four tips, we have time for that, the next four tips, get informed, make a plan, assemble a kit, and maintain your plan and kit. So okay, so this is what you need for personal care. Do you regularly need assistance in personal care such as bathing and grooming? Do you need adaptive equipment to help you get dressed? Do you need water service? Do you need personal care equipment? Shower chair, tub, transfer bench, and any other equipment. Adaptive feeding devices. So these are all the things that American Red Cross can help you with when it comes. Now in terms of a kit here, let me go down here. They give you checklists. It's all on the website. So usually in a backpack or to go back, you should have, it says here, assemble a disaster supply kit. You should have the following, okay? You should have number one, a three-day supply of non-perishable food and a manual, not electric, but a manual can open, a three-day supply of water, one gallon of water per person per day, portable battery-powered radio or television, and extra battery. Flashlight and extra batteries. You should have a first aid kit and manual. You should have sanitation and hygiene items, hand sanitizer, towelettes, and toilet paper. Matches if you need them in a waterproof container, okay? You should have a whistle. You should have extra clothing and blankets. You should have kitchen accessories and cooking utensils. Photo copies of identification and credit cards, cash and coins, maybe no more than $100 or $200 in small bills. You should have all your special needs items such as prescription medication, eyeglasses, contact lenses, solutions, hearing aids, items for infants such as formula, diapers, bottles, pacifiers, tools, pet supplies, a map of the local area, and other items to meet your needs. Now, if you live in a cold climate in Vermont, it does get cold in the winter, you should have a jacket or coat, long pants or long sleeve shirt, sturdy shoes, hat, mittens, scarf, sleeping bag or blanket. Yeah, and it says here you should have first aid kit and a flashlight. Now, yeah, because when it hits below zero, especially if there's a flood or something, hypothermia is something not to mess with. So if you have that, you can call 911 and call the American Red Cross. So for more information on the American Red Cross and preparedness, you can go to www.redcross.org, forward slash content, and forward slash PDF. PDF is the file name preparedness, disaster recovery and general preparedness for people with disabilities. Because people with disabilities and special needs have more needs than the normal or the normal. So we must take care of them the best way we know how. Anything you want to say about that before we end. Yeah, and it also says here in the emergency prepared kit, you can have seasonal supplies such as extra winter blankets, hats, mittens, shovels, sand tire chains, windshield scraper, extra extra food, such as granola bars or easy things to eat. Yeah, well, okay, I would like to thank our sponsors, Green Mountain Support Services, Washington County Mental Health, and many others for their help and able to learn, including the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Sustainable Montpellier Coalition, and many, many, many others, also including Yachar of New York and New England, and many others for their help and the production of Ableton On Air. Tune in next time for another exciting episode of Ableton On Air. I'm Lauren Seiler. See you next time. Ableton On Air is sponsored by Green Mountain Support Services, empowering people with disabilities to be home in the community. Washington County Mental Health, where hope and support comes together. Media sponsors for Ableton On Air include Park Chester Times, Muslim Community Report, WWW, this is the Bronx dot info, Associated Press Media Editors, New York Parrot Online Newspaper, US Press Corps, Domestic and International, Anchor FM, and Spotify. Partners for Ableton On Air include Yachar of New York and New England, where everyone belongs, the Orthodox Union, the Vermont Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Montpellier Sustainable Coalition. Ableton On Air has been seen in the following publications, Park Chester Times, New York Parrot Online Newspaper, Muslim Community Report, WWW, this is the Bronx dot info, and www.h.com. Ableton On Air is a member of the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences, Boston, New England Chapter.