Updated 01.08.26
I help governments, communities, agencies, and organizations build inclusive emergency management and disability-competent services that work in real life.
My work focuses on actionable practices: practical planning, training, and implementation that move beyond check-the-box compliance. I work with cross-sector partners (emergency management, health, public health, transportation, housing, education, and community-based organizations) to strengthen trust, access, and impact for people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
This site features tools, frameworks, and field-tested resources, including planning guides, training materials, checklists, and policy briefs designed for use by decision-makers, planners, responders, advocates, and community members.
What I do:
- Inclusive emergency planning
- Training and technical assistance on disability competencies
- Policy guidance, public engagement, and accessible risk communication
- Review of plans/products for usability, accessibility, and implementation readiness
As seen in / Referenced in (selected)
- LAist (2025) — Despite three 911 calls, two homebound disabled men died in the Eaton Fire waiting for rescue
- LAist / Imperfect Paradise (2025) — Despite three 911 calls, how did two men with disabilities die in their home during the Eaton Fire?
- NPR (2025) — Transcript
- Domestic Preparedness (2025) — Evacuation Lessons From the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires
- Domestic Preparedness (2024) — Article Out Loud: Return on Investments in Public Engagement
- ASPR TRACIE — Populations with Access and Functional Needs (resource library)
- Cal OES — AFN Library
- Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment — Assisting Persons with Access and Functional Needs in an Emergency
- Pierce County, WA (2025) — AFN Summit Resources (PDF)
- PreventionWeb — Southern California Wildfires After Action Report (listing)
More about June
June Isaacson Kailes owns a disability policy consulting practice and is a pioneer, leader, and innovator in health care, emergency management, aging with disability, stakeholder engagement, and hospitality. She is respected as a writer, trainer, researcher, policy analyst, subject matter expert, and advocate. The breadth and depth of her experience in disability, accessibility, and functional needs issues are widely recognized.
June concentrates on replacing the ambiguous aspects of disability etiquette, sensitivity, awareness, and legal compliance with maximum impact practices and measurable skill sets. June works with clients to build critical disability competencies and capabilities. She translates the laws and regulations into clear, actionable, detailed, and sustainable building blocks and tools that close service gaps, prevent civil rights violations, and remove barriers, inequities, and disparities. June uses the “how, who, what, where, when, and why, to get physical, programmatic, communication, and equipment access right!
June has the unique ability to blend and bridge two worlds: disability user experiences with health and emergency services experiences. Her clients include local, state, federal, and international governments, disability-led, disability-focused, community-based organizations, emergency management and health care consultants, health facilities (plans, clinics, medical centers, systems), legal services, colleges and universities, accrediting organizations, research and training centers, and grant makers. June is the recipient of many honors and awards, has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses, workshops, and seminars, and has over 200 publications.