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Prepare yourself for different emergencies and disasters.
Offers resources for individuals, families, caregivers and service providers, including Just in Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers and links to other federal departments and national relief agencies.
Find comprehensive information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about bioterrorism agents (such as Anthrax), diseases and other threats.
Educates emergency responders and deaf and hard of hearing consumers on how to communicate in emergency situations to better prevent loss of life and property.
Provides information from Ready.gov on how to create an evacuation plan in case of an emergency or natural disaster.
Find information from Ready.gov on how to prepare your family in case of an emergency or natural disaster.
Provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency.
Provides information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
Find information from Ready.gov on preparing for emergencies, including getting a kit, making a plan, securing water, food and first aid, making preparations for families with special needs, pets and much more for all military personnel and families. For more information watch the video Preparing Makes Sense for Military Families.
Offers general information on how to use NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) as a tool for alerting the deaf and hearing impaired.
Provides critical public safety information including weather forecasts, watches, warnings and advisories as well as links on weather safety and emergency preparedness.
Provides a fact sheet from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on steps people with special needs can take to prepare for an emergency or natural disaster.
Access a fact sheet offered by the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences that provides advice and reminders for military families about the deployment cycle, routine health and family preparedness for disaster.
Offers a weather radio designed to adapt to the needs of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
Promotes equal access to telecommunications, media and information technology for individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened or deaf-blind. Also addresses high-quality captioning of television programs and equal access to 9-1-1 centers and other public safety answering points.
Manages, coordinates and implements the emergency medical preparedness mission for the VA through various federal laws and regulations to ensure continuity of care and backup for national emergencies.
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