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Information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding emeregency preparedness for people with disabilities.
A program funded by the Department of Homeland Security that educates emergency responders and deaf and hard of hearing consumer leaders on how to communicate in emergency situations to better prevent loss of life and property.
The National Center on Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities is focused on helping ensure that all individuals are included in the development of and inclusion in plans for protection from both natural and man-made emergencies.
Provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency.
Tips from the American Red Cross to help individuals to be prepared for emergencies in order to reduce the fear, panic and inconvenience that surrounds a disaster. Document is in .pdf format.
Provides information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) regarding emergency preparedness planning for people with disabilities.
The guide provides a listing and description of research projects funded by the federal government and nonfederal entities and research recommendations that have come out of conferences on emergency management and disability.
Information from Ready.gov on how to include employees with disabilities in emergency planning.
Executive summary, conference report and other materials from the Conference on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities, held in September 2004. The conference was sponsored by the by The National Capital Region, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Organization on Disability.
Ensures that emergency managers address disability concerns and that people with disabilities are included in all levels of emergency preparedness planning, response and recovery.
Guide developed by the National Organization on Disability highlights key disability concerns for officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities.
Information from Ready.gov regarding preparing for the needs of older americans in an emergency situation.
Tips from Ready.gov regarding people with disabilities and other special needs in an emergency situation.
Guide from the Job Accommodations Network helps employers develop emergency evacuation plans that include employees with disabilities.
This guide provides tips and strategies to assist people with disabilities and activity limitations in successfully evacuating buildings, in order to help strengthen evacuation preparedness.
Brochure from Ready.gov regarding emergency preparedness in the workplace. Document is in .pdf format.
Information from Ready.gov on how to evacuate a high rise building during an emergency.
This fact sheet addresses whether employers may request information to help identify individuals who might need assistance because of a medical condition, and whether they can share this information with others in the workplace.
Information regarding fire safety for individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers.
Fact sheet from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding steps people with special needs can take to prepare for an emergency or natural disaster.
Site is focused on ensuring that all individuals are included in the development of and inclusion in plans for protection in emergency planning.
Information from the N.O.D. on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. Includes links to reports and articles on the subject.
Information from Ready.gov regarding how to develop a plan in case of an emergency or natural disaster in the school or workplace.
Brochure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights the steps older Americans, and their families and caretakers, should take to prepare for emergencies. Document is in .pdf format. A text version of the brochure can be found
here.
Brochure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights the steps Americans with disabilities and other special needs, and their families and caretakers, should take to prepare for emergencies. Document is in .pdf format. A text version of the brochure can be viewed by clicking
here.
A resource booklet from the American Red Cross designed to assist people with disabilities in preparing for natural and other disasters and their consequences. Document is in .pdf format.
A template of emergency preparedness guidelines
for federal agencies from the Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness
and Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace.
Report from the National Council on Disability regarding emergency planning and people with disabilities.
Information from Ready.gov on what to do during an emergency or natural disaster if it is safer to stay where you are, rather than evacuate.
A guide for state, territorial, tribal and local emergency managers to use in the development of emergency operations plans (EOPs) that are inclusive of the entire population of a jurisdiction of any size. This guide specifically provides recommendations for planning for special needs populations. The entire document can be downloaded in text or .pdf formats.
