FRDAT in the News

The following articles, news clips, and other forms of social media highlight the training Niagara University provides. In many cases, the NU FR DAT office was contacted by media venues who viewed our input as relevant and valuable.

• 6/28/17 - Fireline Hosting: "First Responder Disability Awareness Training with David Whalen"
• 9/28/16 - CBS New York Local: "Suffolk County Police To Complete More Comprehensive Disability Training"
• 6/5/16 - Buffalo News: "Niagara Q&A: Whalen's a man on a mission in promoting access for the disabled"
• 3/25/16 - Niagara University: "David Whalen Named Advocate of the Year By Deaf Access Services"
• 12/17/15 - Niagara Gazette: "NU hosts training for emergency management"
• 12/11/15 - Niagara Frontier Publications: "Whalen facilitates first responder disability awareness training for FBI special agents"
• 5/1/15 - EMS World: "Niagara University develops First Responder Disability Awareness Training"
• 3/3/15 - KUAF National Public Radio: "Arkansas to Offer Disability Training for First Responders"
• 2/19/15 - ArkansasMatters.com: "Community Matters: Comprehensive Disability Awareness Training"
• 1/30/15 - Niagara Frontier Publications: "NU's first responder disability awareness training program receives Tower Foundation grant"
• Winter 2015 - People & Families: "First to Respond: Sometimes the Last to Know How" (p. 22-26)
• 12/7/14 - Buffalo News: "Project offers disability training to first responders" 
• 11/14/14 - First Responder Network Authority: "Using Technology To Aid Emergency Response Involving People with Disabilities" (Part 2)
• 10/20/14 - First Responder Network Authority: "Training Program Supports Emergency Response Involving those with Disabilities" (Part 1)
• 8/20/14 - NYS Justice Center: "Justice Center Launches New Statewide Criminal Justice Training Academy"
  
• 7/31/14 - The Arc National Center on Criminal Justice & Disability: "Suspects/Offenders Issue Series - Disability Awareness Training: A Train the Trainer Program for First Responders"
• Summer 2014 - New York State Chief's Chronicle: "Disability Awareness: Know What to Say, What Not to Say"
• 6/13/14 - Niagara Gazette: "NU's First Responder Disability Awareness Training program receives state award" 
• 6/11/14 - Niagara Frontier Publications: "First responder disability awareness training program receives state award" 
• 4/29/14 - FRDAT testimony for Senate Hearing: "Law Enforcement Responses to Disabled Americans"
• 10/25/13 - WYPR Radio Maryland Morning - "First Responders & Disabled Marylanders" (1:17-11:53)
• 9/26/13 - National Down Syndrome Society webinar: “Law Enforcement, First Responders & People with Intellectual Disabilities”
• 9/26/13 - CBS Baltimore - "Md. would be 1st to train police on disabilities"
• September 2013 - Nassau County CERT Newsletter "Disability Awareness"
• 8/1/13 - NYSILC Blog - "'It Takes a Community'...Access Board"
• 6/25/13 - Niagara Gazette - "Disabilities the focus of police training at NU"
• 12/11/12 - Buffalo News - "Disability access improving in Amherst"
• 11/28/12 - WHEC TV (Rochester, NY) - "Niagara Univ. program helps first responders help those with disabilities"
• November 2012 - NYS Association of Chiefs of Police Newsletter - p. 10 "Disability Awareness Training for Law Enforcement"
• May/June 2012 – The Volunteer Firefighter (FASNY): “Niagara University Disability Awareness Training for First Responders”
• May/June 2012 - Talk of the Towns (NYAOT): "ADA Town Hall Training"
• 3/17/12 - timesunion.com (Albany, NY) - "Awareness key for cops, disabled"
• 11/14/10 - Niagara Gazette: "Grant allows NU to educate first responders"
• 11/13/10 - Niagara Frontier Publications: "New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council awards $193K to NU"
• 11/10/10 - Niagara Gazette: "University receives grant"
• 11/10/10 - Buffalo Business First: "EMT funds dispatched to Niagara U."
• 5/13/10 - Buffalo News: "Dynamic duo aids disabled"
• 02/11/09 - Amherst Bee: "Town Board approves $60,000 to improve handicapped accessibility"