Emergency Preparedness
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.
Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) Project
Dealing with an Emergency While in a Moving Vehicle
Department of Transportation (DOT) Emergency Transportation for People with Disabilities
Disability Preparedness Center
Disaster Preparedness Tips for Emergency Management Personnel
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.
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
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.
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities & Emergency Managers
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.
Emergency Management with Special Populations Cerificate Program
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 Preparation & People with Disabilities
Emergency Preparedness Conference Materials
Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders
Emergency Preparedness for Older Americans
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities & Other Special Needs
Individuals with Special Needs - Preparing & Planning for Emergencies
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.
Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations
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.
National Center on Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities
National Organization on Disability (NOD) Emergency Preparedness Information
Preparing Makes Sense for Older Americans
Preparing Makes Sense for People with Disabilities & Special Needs
Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities & Other Special Needs
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.
Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
Sign Language for Emergency Situations