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12 CITY OF SAN LEANDRO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN • The partfcipatfon of diverse communitfes during the preparedness and response planning phases helps to ensure equity and inclusion during response operatfons. • Critfcal infrastructure, including communicatfons, transportatfon, and utflitfes, may be disrupted. 1.4. EQUITY AND INCLUSION The City of San Leandro conducts all emergency response actfvitfes in accordance with federal nondiscriminatfon laws. The City of San Leandro’s policy is that no service will be denied based on race, religion, natfonal origin, age, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientatfon, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability. The City of San Leandro works to ensure that all response operatfons, including evacuatfon, sheltering, and alert and warning mechanisms comply with provisions of the Americans with Disabilitfes Act of 1990 (ADA) 3 and other state regulatfons. The City of San Leandro is committed to ensuring the planning, development, and review process incorporates engagement, consideratfons, and input from the access and functfonal needs community, as outlined in regulatfons including: • AB 2311 (Brown, Ch. 520, Stats. 2016)4 • AB 477 (Cervantes, Ch. 218, Stats. 2019)5 • SB 160 (Jackson, Ch. 402, Stats. 2019)6 Individuals from diverse populatfons and those with access and functfonal needs are often disproportfonately affected and may be more vulnerable to the impacts of disasters. Individuals with access and functfonal needs and other at-risk groups may have specific concerns or requirements during incident response. These groups may include individuals not in contact with traditfonal emergency services or community providers and those who feel they need help to access community resources safely. The City of San Leandro is dedicated to ensuring complete services to all vulnerable populatfons, including individuals who: • Have disabilitfes, including temporary or short-term disabilitfes • Have a vision or hearing loss • Live in instftutfonal settings • Do not speak English as a first language • Do not have reliable transportatfon • Do not have access to traditfonal media, including television, radio, and social media • Are from diverse cultures • Are geographically or culturally isolated The following populatfons may also require additfonal assistance during an incident and have been considered in the development of this plan: • Older adults • Unaccompanied children 3 https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to- ada/#:~:text=The%20ADA%20guarantees%20that%20people,state%20and%20local%20government%20programs 4 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2311 5 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB477 6 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB160