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Ready Minds Marin: A neuroinclusive teen emergency-readiness pilot.
Purpose:
Train neurodivergent teens & teens with disabilities, ages 14–18, to become emergency-ready leaders at home, at school, & in neighborhoods. The pilot adapts existing county preparedness training so it works for every kind of brain and body.
Alignment with:
• Get Ready With Marin
• Access & Functional Needs (AFN) Planning.
• Teen CERT access: Certification requires full attendance: about 20 in-person hours + skills day. Many disabled/neurodivergent teens need accommodations to complete it.
- The Marin County Youth Commission names Disability Justice as a focus area. The Pilot design (10–12 weeks, 20–30 teens)
1. Adapted CERT pathway: Chunked lessons, flexible pacing, sensory-friendly + sensory-friendly Skills Day
2. Adaptive learning coach: Online lessons run on In The Zone, Guardian Airwaves’ adaptive learning platform. 3.Calm Practice simulations of power shutoffs, evacuations.
4. Household readiness: MCIL
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