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As part of the USDA TARGET Discovery Series, watch this Webcast to learn how to develop emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place plans that take into account the needs of all individuals. Anyone may develop a new disability during an emergency, so find ways to create and improve plans and procedures that truly fit everyone.

A program 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.

Tips from Ready.gov on what to do if an emergency occurs while you are in a moving vehicle.

Basic information on emergency preparedness, transportation accessibility and evacuation methods for various modes of transportation.

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.

Information on communicating during emergencies with people with limited speech. For more resources visit the Web site of the Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers.

Tips from the American Red Cross on getting informed, making a plan, assembling a kit, and maintaining these plans for people with mobility problems or who have hearing, learning, or seeing disabilities.

Information on preparing for earthquakes, fires and other disasters and coping with their after-effects.

This Web site is the result of Executive Order 13411, which requires the government to simplify the process of identifying and applying for disaster assistance. The site includes information about more than 40 kinds of disaster assistance. You can apply for assistance with a single, online application.

Provides information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

Temple University is offering online classes to help the public health workforce and emergency managers to address the needs of special populations, including people with disabilities and older Americans.

Emergency preparedness is a critical topic for people with disabilities to live independently. This includes people who are older and may not consider themselves to have a disability. Learn more about emergency notification methods, accessible shelters and recovering after an emergency.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Site is focused on ensuring that all individuals are included in the development of and inclusion in plans for protection in emergency planning.

Information on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. Includes links to reports and articles on the subject.

Brochure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights the steps older Americans, and their families and caretakers, should take to prepare for emergencies. This link opens a PDF document. The brochure is also available in this text version.

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. This link opens a PDF document. The brochure can be viewed in this text version.

A resource booklet from the American Red Cross designed to assist people with disabilities in preparing for natural and other disasters and their consequences. This link opens a PDF document.

A three-year development project to improve evacuation from buildings, vehicles, and other settings during emergencies by providing free information and training materials on the EVacuation and ACcommodation of people with disabilities. Visit the Project Safe EV-AC Library.

Information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how to be prepared in case of a national emergency, including a possible terrorist attack. Includes information relevant to businesses, employees, families, individuals with disabilities and others.

Report from the National Council on Disability regarding emergency planning and people with disabilities.

American Sign Language (ASL) manual for use during emergency situations. This link opens a PDF document.

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DisabilityPreparedness.gov
Provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency.
DisasterHelp.gov
Provides information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
Ready.gov
Information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how to be prepared in case of a national emergency, including a possible terrorist attack. Includes information relevant to businesses, employees, families, individuals with disabilities and others.
Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) Project
A program 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.
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities & Other Special Needs
Tips from Ready.gov regarding people with disabilities and other special needs in an emergency situation.