Office on Disability

Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities

Background

• Executive Order: Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness -- the White House

Resources

• Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly, June 28 - June 30, 2006
  
  

• Are You Ready? (American Red Cross) [PDF - 1.8MB]
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• Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness - Tip sheet for emergency response by first responders for assisting the elderly and individuals with disabilities [PDF - 270 KB]
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• Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities -- American Red Cross [PDF - 1.34MB]. See also www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm
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• Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Rockville, MD [PDF - 453KB]
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• Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism: A National Consensus Conference—National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health [PDF - 190KB]
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• Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Rockville, MD [PDF - 871KB]
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• The Dialogue (a quarterly technical assistance bulletin on disaster mental health and substance buse) -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Rockville, MD
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• Prepare.org, a website brought to you by the American Red Cross and other community-based organizations to help you and your family prepare for natural and human-caused disasters. Link: http://www.prepare.org/
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• An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities -- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section Link: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

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