; (5) individuals with disabilities and older adults must be included as key speakers, essential stakeholders, and decisionmakers in the preparation (including planning), response, recovery, and mitigation phases of disasters; (6) local, State (including territorial), tribal, and Federal disaster planning must include robust representation of individuals with disabilities and older adults; and (7) individuals with disabilities and older adults must be included in the evaluation of governmental, VOAD, and other nongovernmental preparation (including planning), response, recovery, and mitigation of disasters. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) improve the inclusion of individuals with disabilities and older adults in the preparation for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters; (2) ensure the rights of individuals with disabilities and older adults, to be free from discrimination on the basis of disability or age in programs and activities, are protected during all phases of disaster preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation; (3) ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other disability laws during preparation for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters; (4) improve coordination, among the communities of individuals with disabilities and older adults, government agencies, VOADs, and other nongovernmental entities, in preparing (including planning) for, responding to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters; and (5) improve outcomes for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities and older adults, who are affected by disasters, and increase community resilience in responding to disasters. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Access and functional needs The term access and functional needs , used with respect to an individual, means an individual with needs such as— (A) an individual with a disability; (B) an older adult; (C) an individual with limited English proficiency