Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation are partnering with the National Association for State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services on a webinar that will outline how to evacuate students with disabilities from a school bus.

"Evacuating Students With and Without Access and Functional Needs" aims to give school districts the tools to plan and respond to the needs of children during evacuations. NASDPTS said the webinar will be an opportunity to look at planning and responding from a functional needs perspective and a universal team approach.

The event is scheduled for April 25 at noon Eastern Daylight Time. It is presented by Marcie Roth, director of the Office for Disability Integration and Coordination at FEMA, and Richard Devylder, senior advisor for accessible transportation at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Roth and Devylder are recognized as national leaders in planning for and responding to the needs of children and adults with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.