; and (B) accounts for a comprehensive range of disabilities, including children and youth who use nonspeech modes of communication. (3) Council The term Council means the Council on Emergency Response Protocols established under section 4. (4) Culturally aware The term culturally aware , when used with respect to an emergency response protocol, means a protocol that— (A) (i) incorporates the roles of first responder personnel, law enforcement personnel, school resource officers, and other authorities in the communities where the students live and attend school; (ii) takes into account the use and prevalence of firearms in such communities; and (iii) is cognizant of the ways in which African-American students and students of other racial or ethnic minority groups are more likely to face disciplinary action in schools; (B) is designed to be sensitive to and respect cultural differences and differences in customs and worldview; and (C) considers the ways in which certain emergency events have disparate impact on African Americans, Native peoples, and other racial and ethnic minorities. (5) Developmentally appropriate The term developmentally appropriate , when used with respect to an emergency response protocol, means a protocol that is appropriate for children’s ages and physical, social, sensory, and emotional developmental statuses. (6) Disability The term disability has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102 ). (7) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (8) Trauma-informed The term trauma-informed , when used with respect to an emergency response protocol, means a protocol that— (A) recognizes the prevalence of trauma and the role that trauma plays in the lives of children, youth, and survivors of trauma