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Special needs individuals and their families can interact with Santa Clarita first responders and learn how to prepare for an emergency by attending the KHTS Emergency Expo access hour on Saturday, April 25.
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The free access hour, which will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. at the expo, is designed to help everyone be better prepared during police encounters and emergencies, according to Emily Iland of Santa Clarita Autism Asperger Network, one of the creators of the access hour.
“People with disabilities may have special needs in an emergency and we’d like the police and first responders to get to know people with disabilities in their own community and be more familiar,” Illand said in an earlier interview. “And people with disabilities need help, for example, to reduce their fear of the police or the equipment.”
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“Our goal is to have everyone be more comfortable with each other in a small, special environment,” she added.
In addition to the presence of local first responders, a variety of animal organizations will also be at the access hour with their animals, including cats, kittens and puppies available for adoption, a trained Search and Rescue horse and a snake– among other animals –from the Placerita Nature Center.
Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com.Every year, the KHTS Emergency Expo is presented in cooperation with the city of Santa Clarita and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. This year’s event is sponsored by American Medical Response and Facey Medical Group.
The expo is part of the 6th annual KHTS Home and Garden Show, a free two-day event set for April 25 and 26 at the Valencia Hyatt. The expo will feature dozens of exhibitors with products, services and information centered around emergency preparedness.
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The special needs access hour is set for Saturday, April 25 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Valencia Hyatt parking lot, with the Emergency Expo and KHTS Home and Garden Show running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
While the expo will only take place Saturday, many expo vendors will also be present on the second day of the show, which will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26.
KHTS AM-1220 has been producing free Santa Clarita home and garden shows for six years, and expos are owned and produced by KHTS.
