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Whether a child has personally experienced trauma or has merely seen the event on television or heard it discussed by adults, it is important for parents and teachers to be informed and ready to help if reactions to stress begin to occur.
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.
This report prepared for the U.S. Department of Education offers recommendations to improve available data, building and life safety codes, evacuation technologies and evacuation practices for people with physical disabilities.
This resource guide provides a description of research projects funded by the federal government and non-federal entities, research recommendations that have come out of conferences on emergency management and disability and a bibliography of relevant research publications.
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.
Guide developed by the National Organization on Disability highlights key disability concerns for officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities.
Tips from Ready.gov regarding people with disabilities and other special needs in an emergency situation.
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.
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.
