Assistance for Persons with Disabilities or Special Needs

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities or Special Needs

Topics on This Page

• General Disaster Preparedness and Relief
• Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
• Mental Health
• Other Health Issues
• Additional Web Site Resources

General Disaster Preparedness and Relief

• Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
• DisabilityPreparedness.gov (Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities)
• Emergency Preparedness (DisabilityInfo.gov)
• Katrina Recovery (DisasterHelp.gov)

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Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security

• Medicare.gov  (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  Call 1-800-633-4227.
• Hurricane Information: Medicare and Medicaid (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• SocialSecurity.gov (Social Security Administration)
  Call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or contact any open Social Security office.
• See also Health Benefits.

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Mental Health

• 1-800-273-TALK (8255): Crisis Counseling Hotline (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Mental Health Services Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

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Other Health Issues

• Health Services
• Transportation: Fact Sheet for Transportation of Evacuees with Medical Needs (Health and Human Services)

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Additional Web Site Resources

• Interactive Map of Disability & Emergency Preparedness Resources (National Organization on Disability)
• Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders (National Organization on Disability)
• Prepare.org: People with Disabilities (American Red Cross)
• Hurricane Relief Assistance for People with Disabilities (Independent Living Research Utilization)
• Hurricane Katrina (Louisiana Disability Information Resource)
• Hurricane Katrina Help (Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities)
• Hurricane Katrina: Its Impact on People with Disabilities (National Organization on Disability)
• Hurricane Katrina: Where to Go for Help, and How to Help (National Organization on Disability)
• Disaster Relief Funds are Available to PVA Members Harmed by Hurricane Katrina (Paralyzed Veterans of America)
• Assistance Available for Hurricane Victims who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet)
• Katrina, 10 Ways to Support Disability Related Relief Efforts (National Spinal Cord Injury Association)
• Hurricane Katrina information for People with Disabilities (United Cerebral Palsy (UPC) of Greater New Orleans)