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Emergency Preparation Resources
The following are links to other Web sites with information about emergency preparedness for people with disabilities.
Ohio Government Agencies
Federal Government Agencies
- Disability Preparedness
(Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities) - DisasterAssistance.gov
- Emergency Planning (U.S. Department of Education)
- Flu.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies and Disasters (Disability.gov)
- Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Transportation)
- Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Emergency Response Resources (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Ready America (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
- Safe Schools & FERPA (U.S. Department of Education)
National Organizations
- Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (deaf and hard of hearing)
- Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities (National Organization on Disability)
- Inclusive Preparedness Center
- Nobody Left Behind - Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments (Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas)
- ReallyReady.org (Federation of American Scientists)
Publications, Articles, and Resource Listings
Resources for Individuals and Families
- Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities and Emergency Managers (June Isaacson Kailes)
- Emergency Backup & Safety and Prevention Strategies Brochure (Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)
- Emergency Communications (Federal Communications Commission)
- Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide (National Fire Protection Association)
- Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Emergency Preparedness Online (Bridge Multimedia)
- Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit (Ohio Legal Rights Service)
- Escape Planning (U.S. Fire Administration)
- Fire Safety for People with Disabilities (U.S. Fire Administration and FEMA)
- Funding for Generators - Steps for Acquiring Funding through the Ohio Home Care Program
- Home Safety for People with Disabilities (PDF file) (National Fire Protection Association)
- My Safety, My Responsibility, My Plan (online training program)
- People with Disabilities and their Caregivers (U.S. Fire Administration)
- Persons with Disabilities (American Red Cross)
- Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs (PDF file) (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Resources for First Responders
- Accommodating Individuals With Disabilities In The Provision Of Disaster Mass Care, Housing, And Human Services (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments (see Chapter 7) (U.S. Department of Justice)
- An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Justice)
- Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities and Emergency Managers (June Isaacson Kailes)
- Emergency Preparedness Online (Bridge Multimedia)
- Emergency Management Research and People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)
- Emergency Preparedness: An Overview for Aging and Disability Resource Centers (The Lewin Group)
- Emergency Response Preparedness Self-Assessment Instrument (National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services)
- Emergency Response Resources - Emergency Responders (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans (Job Accommodation Network)
- Functional Needs of People with Disabilities (National Organization on Disability)
- Health Information Privacy - Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights)
- Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness - Executive Order 13347 (PDF file) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
- Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Lessons Learned Information Sharing (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
- People with Disabilities and Emergency Management (opens a Word document) (National Council on Disability)
- Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy)
- Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2006 (Trust for America's Health)
- Resources on Emergency Evacuation and Disaster Preparedness (Access Board)
- Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning (National Council on Disability)
- Tips for First Responders (University of New Mexico)
- When Words are Not Enough (Woodside Fire Protection District)