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Target Audiences:City Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 – 6

Consumers with Various Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 – 20

Consumers with Specific Disabilities or Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 – 29• Anxiety Disorders . . . 21• Communication and Speech-Related Disabilities. . . 21• Deaf or Hearing Impaired . . . 22 – 24• Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities . . . 25• Environmental or Chemical Sensitivities . . . 25• Learning Disabilities. . . 25 – 26• Life-Support Systems . . . 26• Medical Concerns . . . 26• Mobility Impairments. .. 27• Psychiatric Disabilities . . . 27 – 28• Consumers Using Service Animals or Pets . . . 28• Visual Impairments. . . 28 – 29

Elderly Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Emergency Managers and Emergency Planners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 – 47

Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 – 49

Employers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 – 51

Facility Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 – 53

First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 – 55

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Parents and Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Service Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 – 58

Shelter Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

State Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 – 62

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Target Audience: City GovernmentProductFormat

Product & Description Contact Information

Guide “An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making CommunityEmergency Preparedness and Response ProgramsAccessible to People with Disabilities by the U.S. Departmentof Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability RightsSection”—this guide discusses how local governments shouldmake emergency preparedness and response programsaccessible to people with disabilities in their plans fornotification, evacuation, sheltering, and returning people totheir homes.

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

Report A report on a survey of Texas cities on emergencypreparedness for people with disabilities conducted by theGovernor's Committee from the Office of the Governor ofTexas, Rick Perry—this brief report lists survey results, aswell as strengths of some cities, such as working with theRed Cross, challenges including a need to involve peoplewith disabilities directly in emergency planning and trainingefforts, and training needs.

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/disabilities/resources/ada/emergency_preparedness

Report “Oklahoma City—Seven Years Later: Lessons for OtherCommunities” by the Oklahoma City National MemorialInstitute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) (2002)—thisreport captures the most important points from the OklahomaCity bombing from some of the thousands ofpeople–professionals and volunteers–who helped the peopleof Oklahoma City recover from the disaster. The bookletoffers 32 half-sized pages of bulleted points, and each copycontains a CD-ROM which offers more detailed accounts ofthe experiences of many individuals, a study ofcommunication flows before, during, and after the incident,and a book-length study by the American PsychologicalAssociation of the mental health response to the Oklahoma

http://www.mipt.org/okc7toc.asp

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Association of the mental health response to the OklahomaCity bombing. It was distributed to governors, city mayors,and emergency officials across the nation.

Resolution “Resolution # 2002-01 Urging the Purchase of EmergencyEvacuation Chairs for the City and County of San Francisco”by the Mayor's Disability Council of the City and County ofSan Francisco—in light of the September 11 tragedy, thisresolution urges the Mayor of San Francisco and his staff toinvest in emergency evacuation chairs for all City-ownedmulti-story buildings, to seek emergency response fundingfrom the state and Federal governments to assist with thesecosts, and to incorporate training for their use in EmergencyEvacuation Plans.

http://sfgov.org/site/sfmdc_page.asp?id=5817

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Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: First-Hand Accounts

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Newsletter “September 11, 2001: A Day to Remember” New Mobilityby Josie Byzek and Tim Gilmer—here are the stories of twomen, Ed Beyea and John Abruzzo--both wheelchair users--who were working on separate floors of the World TradeCenter on Sept. 11, 2001. One lived and one died, but theirstories remain as a tribute to the friends and coworkers whorisked their lives to help them.

http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=461&action=browse

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Cold Temperatures

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Tips “Emergency Preparedness: Tips for Citizens with SpecialNeeds” by The Kitsap County, Washington Department ofEmergency Management— provides tips for citizens withdisabilities during periods of severe cold spells, freezing orbelow freezing temperatures, ice and snow, and low windchills.

http://www.kitsapdem.org/preparedness/winter/disabilities.html

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Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Earthquakes

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Guide “Prepare for What Will Happen” developed by DisabledPeople and Disaster Planning” (DP2)—a guide describingwhat to do before and during an earthquake. It alsoincludes links to web pages that will provide moregeneralized information to help prepare for an earthquake.DP2 is a group of people primarily from Los Angeles Countywho met during 1996 and 1997 and formulatedrecommendations to reduce or eliminate problems withaccessibility that many people with disabilities experiencedafter the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/

Tips 1) “Earthquake Tips for People with Disabilities”—includes:establishing a personal support network; conducting an"Ability Self-Assessment"; collecting supplies to keep at alltimes; collecting disability-related supplies for emergencykits; maintaining a seven-day supply of essentialmedications; keeping important equipment and assistivedevices in consistent, convenient and secured places; andpracticing assertiveness skills.

2) “Earthquake Tips for Creating an Emergency HealthInformation Card”—communicates to rescuers what theyneed to know if they find a person with disabilitiesunconscious or incoherent or need to quickly help evacuatethe person. Details what card should contain, givesexamples and recommends where to keep copies.

3)”Earthquake Tips for Collecting Emergency Documents”—details important information typically needed after adisaster.

http://www.preparenow.org/eqtips.html (can be viewed online)

http://www.jik.com/resource.html#Disaster%20Preparedness:

18 pages, $20. Item # 96-3

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ResourcesJune Isaacson KailesDisability Policy Consultant6201 Ocean Front Walk, Suite 2Playa del Rey, California 90293-7556

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details important information typically needed after adisaster.

4) “Earthquake Tips for People with Specific Disabilities”:

• People with Visual Disabilities• People who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired• People with Communication and Speech Related

Disabilities• People with Psychiatric Disabilities• People with Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities• People with Environmental Illness or Multiple

Chemical Sensitivities• People who Use Life Support Systems• People with Mobility Disabilities• People with Psychiatric Disabilities• Service Animal and Pet Owners

Phone 310-821-7080, Fax 310-827-0269

[email protected]

Tips “Disabled People and DP2 Disaster Planning”—while thiswebsite deals with people with disabilities and access inearthquakes, it has useful information for other situations."Disabled People and Disaster Planning" (DP2) is a group ofpeople primarily from Los Angeles County who met during1996 and 1997 and formulated recommendations to reduceor eliminate problems with accessibility that many peoplewith disabilities experienced after the Northridge Earthquakeof 1994.


Training andGuide

“Living and Lasting on Shaky Ground: an EarthquakePreparedness Guide for People with Disabilities”—this 147-page guide provides practical and disability-specificinformation used as a preparation tool for individuals withdisabilities, their friends, families and service providers.Guide also serves as a training tool kit for disability-relatedorganizations who offer workshops on earthquakepreparedness for people with disabilities. Topics include:understanding why preparation is important, creatingpractical plans, identifying resources, developing strategiesand putting plans into practice.

http://www.jik.com/disaster.html

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preparedness for people with disabilities. Topics include:understanding why preparation is important, creatingpractical plans, identifying resources, developing strategiesand putting plans into practice.

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Fire Disasters

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Tips “Fire Safety” developed by the Tempe Fire Department—lists suggestions of ways in which to evacuate for individualswith mobility, visual, hearing, and mental impairments. Italso includes suggestions on assistive devices and firesafety do’s and don’ts.

http://www.tempe.gov/fire/Public%20Education/Fire%20Safety%20for%20Disabled.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Hurricanes

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Guide “Hurricane Preparedness for People With Disabilities orMobility Limitations: Hurricane Planning And Preparations –A Necessity” developed by the Virginia Beach Office ofEmergency Management—provides information for peoplewith disabilities on how to plan for a hurricane, evacuation,transportation, and shelter.

http://www.vbgov.com/dept/fire/vgn_files/oem_disability.pdf

Guide “Hurricane Season Mitigation and Preparations Guide”developed by How Eliminating Limited Perceptions UnifiesUs (HELPU Fire and Life Safety)—lists preparation ideasand a mitigation schedule calendar for stocking up onpreparations and supplies for the hurricane and severeweather seasons.

http://www.helpusafety.org/mitigationcalendar.doc

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and a mitigation schedule calendar for stocking up onpreparations and supplies for the hurricane and severeweather seasons.

Tips “Hurricane Planning for People with Special Needs” by LeeCounty, Florida Division of Public Safety (2001)—a tip sheetfor people with special needs including information on howto plan before a hurricane hits, what to do if evacuated, andwhat to do after the storm.

http://www.lee-county.com/ps/disaster_planning_for_people_wit.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Terrorist Attacks

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Article “Unsafe Refuge: Why Did So Many Wheelchair Users Dieon Sept 11?” by Josie Byzek and Tim Gilmer in NewMobility, December 2001, p21-22, 24—a concerted effort bythe disability community is needed to increase awarenessand overcome lax attitudes toward evacuationpreparedness. This article includes a discussion on the useof evacuation chairs.

http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=476&action=browse

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Guidelines, Recommendations and Tips for Disasters in General

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Article Emergency Preparedness Issues for People with DisabilitiesWill Be Discussed—this article by John Williams discusses awebcast aired on April 30, 2004 of a panel meeting todiscuss the needs of people with disabilities during anemergency. This webcast, the first of a series of townmeetings, was aired by TVWorldwide.com on itsHomelandDefenseTV channel(www.homelanddefensetv.com). The panel includes Eric L.Qualkenbush, Director of School of Environmental and

http://www.at508.com/articles/jw_020.cfm

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discuss the needs of people with disabilities during anemergency. This webcast, the first of a series of townmeetings, was aired by TVWorldwide.com on itsHomelandDefenseTV channel(www.homelanddefensetv.com). The panel includes Eric L.Qualkenbush, Director of School of Environmental andEmergency Center for Terrorism Preparedness(http://seem.findlay.edu), Michael L. Webber of theUniversity of Findlay's Center for Terrorism Preparedness,Bill Brobst of the University of Findlay's School ofEnvironmental and Emergency Management, and Ms.Elizabeth Davis of the National Organization on Disability forits Emergency Preparedness Initiatives (EPI). DanielSutherland, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Department ofHomeland Security (DHS) was invited to discuss DHS'splans to assist people with disabilities during a crisis. Thepanel discussed EPI's two objectives: 1) to make sure thatthe special needs of people with disabilities are adequatelyaddressed prior to an emergency to minimize the adverseimpact on them and their communities, and 2) to ensure thatpeople with disabilities are included in the emergencyplanning process so they can offer their insights, knowledge,and resourcefulness.

Checklist “Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities”developed by the Arizona Office for Americans withDisabilities—this checklist includes suggestions on how toplan ahead in the event of a disaster, how to planevacuation, tips for service animals and pet owners, and alist of important items to have on hand.

http://www.know-the-ada.com/emergency.html

Factsheet “People with Disabilities” developed by the U.S. FireAdministration (USFA)—the USFA has developedfactsheets geared toward people with disabilities and theircaregivers, people with special needs, the visually impairedand the hearing impaired to help them increase theirchances of surviving a fire by practicing proven fire safetyprecautions. USFA encourages individuals with specialneeds to read and use the fire safety tips on this Web pageto help protect themselves and their home from fire.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/atrisk/disabilities/disabilities.shtm

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and the hearing impaired to help them increase theirchances of surviving a fire by practicing proven fire safetyprecautions. USFA encourages individuals with specialneeds to read and use the fire safety tips on this Web pageto help protect themselves and their home from fire.

Guide “Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness”developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). Are You Ready? will help individuals preparethemselves and their families for disasters by providing astep-by-step outline on how to prepare a disaster supply kit,emergency planning for people with disabilities, how tolocate and evacuate to a shelter, and even contingencyplanning for family pets.

http://www.citizencorps.gov/ready/cc_pubs.shtm

Guide “Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities”—in1984, the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Crosscreated a booklet titled “Disaster Preparedness for theDisabled and Elderly.” That booklet, which is no longer inprint, served as the foundation for material contained in this46-page guide designed for use by anyone who has adisability or who works with, lives with, or assists a personwith a disability. Has information on possible disastereffects, assessing personal needs and abilities, suggestionsabout forming a personal support network, and fill-in-the-blank checklists.

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.html and

http://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Local Red Cross chapters canorder in packages of 5 as stocknumber A5091 for a nominal fee.Also available on-line.

Guide “Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities” AudioCassette. Two standard cassette tapes in one package.Provides information from printed booklet (ARC 5091) inverbal form.

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.htmlLocal Red Cross chapters canorder as stock number A5091Cfor a nominal fee.

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Guide “Disaster Preparedness—Reasoning WHY Physical,Emotional and Financial Preparation for Disabled Citizens”developed by How Eliminating Limited Perceptions UnifiesUs (HELPU Fire and Life Safety)—discusses the reasoningfor disaster preparedness by people with disabilities. Itincludes information on physical, emotional, and financialpreparations.

http://www.helpusafety.org/3PREPSDI.pdf

Guide “Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: TakingResponsibility For Your Safety, A Guide For People withDisabilities and Other Activity Limitations” developed byThe Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions(CDIHP) at Western University of Health Sciences inPomona, California—a 36-page guide to help people withdisabilities better prepare for large or small-scaleemergencies. The guide’s focus helps people withdisabilities take responsibility for their own safety duringemergencies and evacuations and work effectively with firstresponders.

http://www.cdihp.org/products.html#eeguide

This Guide is available at no costathttp://www.cdihp.org/evacuation/toc.html, or to order a hard copy,send a check payable to: CDIHPfor $24.00 (includes shipping,handling and applicable tax) toCDIHP, 309 E. 2nd Street,Pomona, CA 91766-1854.Contact CDIHP for pricing onbulk or international orders atPhone: (909) 469.5380, TTY(909) 469-5520, Fax: (909) 469-5407, Email:[email protected].

Guide “Emergency Preparedness Guide For Citizens WithDisabilities” developed by the city of Texas City, Texas—lists several things that can be done before a disaster hits inorder to reduce its effects; describes the importance ofdeveloping a support system, emergency and medicalinformation lists and disaster supply and first aid kits; andlists what to do during and after specific disasters such astornadoes, floods, and hurricanes.

http://www.texas-city-tx.org/EmergencyPreparednessDisability.htm

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Guide Emergency & Disaster Preparedness for People with

Disabilities—these guidelines were developed by the City ofNorth Las Vegas Fire Department Division of EmergencyManagement to help ensure the well-being of citizens withspecial needs.

http://www.ci.north-las-vegas.nv.us/HomelandSecurity/ADAEmergencyPreparedness.cfm

Guide “Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities” byCity of Los Angeles Department on Disability—this 46-pageguide lists things that are good to have on hand before adisaster and provides special information for people withvisual, mobility, and hearing disabilities, in addition toowners of service animals.

http://www.ci.la.ca.us/dod/handbook.pdf

Guide Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities by theOhio Legal Rights Service—this guide discusses how toplan for an emergency and rights of people with disabilitiesduring emergencies and provides links to emergencypreparedness information.

http://olrs.ohio.gov/asp/pub_EmergencyPrep.asp

Guide “New York City’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness forSeniors and Persons with Disabilities”—this 16-page guidecovers developing a personal plan; what to do if you are athome, work, or school; evacuation; and links to otherresources.

http://www.accem.org/pdf/emergencyguide.pdf

Guide “Using a Generator When Disaster Strikes” developed withtechnical advice from the National Fire ProtectionAssociation (publisher of the National Electric Code®)—includes information on what type of generator to chooseand how to use a generator safely.


Resources Emergency Preparedness page ofDisabilityInfo.gov—DisabilityInfo.gov, mandated byPresident George W. Bush’s New Freedom Initiative, is agateway to the federal government's disability-relatedinformation and resources. This user-friendly Web portalcontains links to information of interest to people withdisabilities, their families, employers, service providers andother community members. This page provides links to factsheets, plans, tips, and resources on emergency

http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5150

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gateway to the federal government's disability-relatedinformation and resources. This user-friendly Web portalcontains links to information of interest to people withdisabilities, their families, employers, service providers andother community members. This page provides links to factsheets, plans, tips, and resources on emergencypreparedness and people with disabilities.

entFolderId=5150

Resources Resources for Emergency Planning Regarding Persons withDisabilities provided by the Research Information onIndependent Living (RIIL)—this website lists links towebsites that are sources of information for disasterpreparedness for people with disabilities, as well asexamples of information available from these websites.

http://www.ilru.org/online/handouts/2003/Kailes/resources.htm

Tips Basic Tips in Emergency Preparedness for Seniors andPeople with Disabilities, developed by the Bay AreaEmergency Preparedness Coalition For Seniors and Peoplewith Disabilities—lists tips for before, during, and after adisaster such as what supplies to have on hand, how toprepare one’s house for disaster, and evacuation needs.

http://www.preparenow.org/ba-eprep.html

Tips “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities”developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)—this brief tip sheet discusses the importance ofbeing prepared, lists what disaster supplies one should haveon hand, and stresses the importance of creating a self-helpnetwork of relatives, friends or co-workers to assist in anemergency. Special tips are also given for people with asevere speech, language, or hearing impairment, as well aspeople using wheelchairs.

http://www.fema.gov/library/disprepf.shtm

Tips “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities”developed by The California Governor’s Committee forEmployment of Disabled Persons—tips for people withdisabilities on what to do to prepare to take care ofthemselves during emergency situations.

http://www.edd.ca.gov/de6053.pdf

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disabilities on what to do to prepare to take care ofthemselves during emergency situations.

Tips “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities”developed by The Columbia/Boone (Missouri) County Officeof Emergency Management—provides tips for people withdisabilities on how to prepare for emergencies, including theimportance of developing a personal support system.

http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/EM/Disaster_Preparedness/disability.html

Tips “Disaster Preparedness and People with Disabilities orSpecial Health Care Needs”—this article in Iowa’s Earlyand Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program(EPSDT) Care for Kids Newsletter lists tips for preparing fora disaster, such as creating a disaster plan, setting up asupport network, and educating members of the networkabout the disaster plan.

http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/epsdt/win02/disaster.asp

Tips “Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities”,developed by the Independent Living Resource Center ofSan Francisco—this booklet offers emergency preparednesstips for people with a variety of disabilities. Included aregeneral tips, tips for creating an Emergency HealthInventory.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/advocacy/advocates.shtml

Tips “Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities,Trainer’s Manual”, developed by the Independent LivingResource Center of San Francisco--this extensiveearthquake preparedness Trainer's manual includes TipSheets for people with disabilities, training outlines,bibliography and background materials, a WP51 disk andPageMaker masters for copying Tip sheets.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/index.htm$20.00 plus postage andhandling. Outline of fourpresentations $5.00

Tips “Emergency Preparedness: Would You Need Special Helpin an Emergency?” by the Vermont Center for IndependentLiving--lists tips on how to prepare for a disaster and onevacuation.

http://www.vcil.org/health_wellness/emergency.html

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evacuation.

Tips Evacuation For People with Disabilities, developed byChapman University in Orange, California—lists tips onevacuation of people with visual, hearing, and mobilitydisabilities.

http://www.chapman.edu/publicsafety/emerdisable.asp

Tips Get a Kit—developed by Ready.gov of the Department ofHomeland Security, this list provides tips on how to beprepared for a disaster for those with special needs such asbabies, adults, seniors and people with disabilities.

http://www.ready.gov/special_needs_items.html

Tips In Case of an Emergency–Create a Plan—this articleappears in the Winter 2005 issue of the AT Messenger, aquarterly newsletter developed by The Delaware AssistiveTechnology Initiative (DATI). It stresses the importance ofdeveloping a plan in case of emergency by people withdisabilities and points to take into consideration whendeveloping a plan. It also provides a link to the DelawareEmergency Management Agency (DEMA).

http://www.dati.org/newsletter/issues/2005n1/emergency.html

Tips “Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People withDisabilities”—a pamphlet developed by the NationalOrganization on Disability's Emergency PreparednessInitiative which states that all individuals, with or withoutdisabilities, can decrease the impact of a disaster by takingsteps to prepare before an event occurs. Included are manysample planning templates and checklists.

http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=1430&nodeID=1&FeatureID=1539&redirected=1&CFID=3398895&CFTOKEN=27812631

Tips “Preparedness Information for People with Disabilities”developed by the Virginia Department of EmergencyManagement—this brief tip sheet discusses the importanceof developing a personal disaster plan and lists action stepsto prepare for disaster, as well as online resources.

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/prepare/disabilities.cfm

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Tips “Preparedness for People with Disabilities” developed by thePennsylvania Emergency Management Agency—providestips for people with disabilities on how to prepare fordisasters, including evacuation.

http://www.pema.state.pa.us/pema/cwp/view.asp?A=566&Q=254887

Tips “Special Populations Emergency Preparedness Planning”developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health—thislist includes tip sheets geared toward children with specialneeds, owners of service animals, people who are hearingimpaired and people who use life support systems, as wellas people with cognitive disabilities, visual disabilities,environmental illness or chemical sensitivities, specialmedical needs, communication and speech relateddisabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and mobility disabilities.

http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=171&q=233957

Tips “Twelve Days of Christmas”—developed by the NationalOrganization on Disability’s Emergency PreparednessInitiative, this version of the Twelve Days of Christmasincludes twelve tips for people with disabilities on how tobecome prepared in the event of an emergency.EPI's Twelve Days of Christmas was inspired by The TwelveDays of Christmas: Preparing Families for Disaster, from theweb site of the Tallahassee, Florida chapter of the AmericanRed Cross.


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Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities:Resource Links

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Resourcelinks

“Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities andEmergency Managers” provided by June IsaacsonKailes—links to many disaster preparedness resources,such as websites, publications, and guides geared towardspeople with disabilities and emergency managers. Alsoincluded is information on fire safety, the role of community-based organizations, and sample disaster plans.


ResourceLinks

Katrina Disaster Relief website—provides information forpeople with disabilities and people who want to help them,including state resources.

http://katrinadisability.info/

Target Audience: Consumers with Various Disabilities: Shelter Information

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Guide “Special Needs Shelter” by Putnam County, FloridaDepartment of Emergency Services (2003)—a guide forpeople with special needs including information on whatshelter staff can and cannot do, responsibilities of theperson with special needs and his or her caregiver, andwhat to bring to the shelter.

http://putnam-fl.com/brd/PCPS/PSN%20Shelters.htm

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Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities: Anxiety Disorders

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Article “Coping With the Aftermath: How Does Someone With AnAnxiety Disorder Cope In a Changed World?” by KathleenHenning (9/19/01)—this article includes suggestions forpeople with anxiety disorders on how to cope with theevents of 9/11.

http://www.panicdisorder.about.com/library/weekly/aa091901a.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Communication and Speech-Related Disabilities

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Communication andSpeech-Related Disabilities” developed by the IndependentLiving Resource Center (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tipsof what people with communication and speech-relateddisabilities can do before, during and after disasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/index.htm andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

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Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:People who are Deaf or Hearing Impaired

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Articles “Emergency Planning for People with Hearing Loss”—thiscollection of articles provided by Help for Hearing Lossincludes topics such as emergency preparedness andpeople with hearing loss, as well as people with variousdisabilities.

http://www.hearinglossweb.com/Issues/EmergPlan/emerg_plan.htm#ok

Guide Sign Language for Emergency Situations—this is AppendixC of a chapter entitled “Assisting People with Disabilities” inan American Red Cross publication of January 2002 whichshows pictures of how to sign a variety of words andphrases that can be helpful in an emergency.

http://www.prepare.org/disabilities/signlanguage.pdf

Program Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management: HearingImpaired Alerting System developed by the Naperville,Illinois Emergency Management Agency—this program, firstdeveloped in 1995, provides severe weather notification toresidents with hearing impairments via telephone pagers.The monthly cost per person for each pager was $4.

http://www.fema.gov/rrr/exp_32.shtm

Project Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network(CEPIN Project), September 29, 2004— The U.S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awardedTelecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI) nearly $1.5million for a two-year project to develop model communityeducation programs for deaf and hard of hearingconsumers. TDI will coordinate efforts by specialists in fourcenters throughout America in promoting emergencypreparedness. By doing so, the CEPIN Project will reduceAmerica’s vulnerability to terrorism by coordinating andoverseeing accessibility resources and services inemergency preparedness, homeland security and publicsafety. Its goal is to empower individuals nationwide, whoare deaf or hard of hearing to work alongside theirneighbors before, during and after a crisis, preventing andminimizing damage and promoting faster recovery.

http://www.tecaccess.net/content/newsletters/newsletterv1-no2.shtml

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overseeing accessibility resources and services inemergency preparedness, homeland security and publicsafety. Its goal is to empower individuals nationwide, whoare deaf or hard of hearing to work alongside theirneighbors before, during and after a crisis, preventing andminimizing damage and promoting faster recovery.

Report “Emergency Workplace Needs for Hearing Loss”—thesecomments and recommendations were submitted in a letterdated October 21, 2003 by Self Help for Hard of HearingPeople (SHHH) to Thomas Marple, Director of the Office ofFederal Agency Programs, U.S. Department of Labor,Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Thecomments include examples of problems encountered byemployees with hearing loss in the areas of Public AddressSystems, television, telephones, radios, visual alarms,Internet, oral instructions, and the buddy system.Recommendations regarding planning and evacuation arealso included.

http://www.hearingloss.org/html/emergency_preparedness_for_ppl.HTM

Report “Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (#9-1686)”,produced by TriData Corporation under subcontract toOgilvy Public Relations Worldwide for the United States FireAdministration—this report discusses the increased fire risksfor the deaf or hearing impaired and safety tips for thispopulation.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/hearing.pdf

Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Hearing Impairments”developed by the Independent Living Resource Center(ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what people withhearing impairments can do before, during and afterdisasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/auditory.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Website National Association of the Deaf (NAD)—The EmergencyPreparedness pages on the NAD website includeinformation about making televised warnings and reportsduring an emergency accessible to deaf and hard of hearingviewers. Also included is information on “EmergencyPreparedness and Emergency Communication Access:Lessons Learned Since 9/11 and Recommendations” by theDeaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network

http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=99539

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information about making televised warnings and reportsduring an emergency accessible to deaf and hard of hearingviewers. Also included is information on “EmergencyPreparedness and Emergency Communication Access:Lessons Learned Since 9/11 and Recommendations” by theDeaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network(DHHCAN), a coalition of 16 national organizations of, by,and for deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened and deaf-blindindividuals, and the Northern Virginia Resource Center forDeaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC). This nationalreport addresses weaknesses in the nation’s emergencypreparedness infrastructure that compromise the safety andsecurity of Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing. Thewebsite also includes information on EmergencyCaptioning/Visual Announcements, Television Broadcasters,Weather Warning Systems, Radio Receivers, PagingSystems, Civil Defense Strobe Lights, Education andCommunication, and Reverse 911.

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Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities

ProductFormat


Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Developmental orCognitive Disabilities” developed by the Independent LivingResource Center (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of whatpeople with developmental or cognitive disabilities can dobefore, during and after disasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/cognitive.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Environmental or Chemical Sensitivities

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Environmental orChemical Sensitivities” developed by the Independent LivingResource Center (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of whatpeople with environmental or chemical sensitivities can dobefore, during and after disasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/MCS.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Learning Disabilities

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Article Coping with the Attack on America: Recommendations forPeople with Learning Disabilities—Dale Brown, a writer andadvocate on learning disabilities, offers strategies for peoplewith learning disabilities to stay organized and in tune withnew security issues in the wake of September 11.

http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/adult/dale_brown_crisis.html

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with learning disabilities to stay organized and in tune withnew security issues in the wake of September 11.

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Life-Support Systems

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Life-SupportSystems” developed by the Independent Living ResourceCenter (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what peoplewith life-support systems can do before, during and afterdisasters.


Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Medical Concerns

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Disabilities andMedical Concerns” developed by the Independent LivingResource Center (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of whatpeople with disabilities and medical concerns can do before,during and after disasters.


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Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Mobility Impairments

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Checklist Preparing for Emergencies: A Checklist for People withMobility Problems developed by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) and the American RedCross—this checklist will help people with mobility problemsstart preparing an emergency plan. Included is a listing of asuggested disaster supplies kit, as well as information on anescape plan, a home hazard hunt, evacuation, and firesafety.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rrr/mob-all.pdf

Report “Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired (#9-1688)” produced byTriData Corporation under subcontract to Ogilvy PublicRelations Worldwide for the United States FireAdministration—this report discusses the increased fire risksfor the mobility impaired and safety tips for this population.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/mobility.pdf

Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Mobility Disabilities”developed by the Independent Living Resource Center(ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what people withmobility disabilities can do before, during and afterdisasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/mobility.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Psychiatric Disabilities

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with PsychiatricDisabilities” developed by the Independent Living ResourceCenter (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what peoplewith psychiatric disabilities can do before, during and afterdisasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/psychiatric.html and

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Center (ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what peoplewith psychiatric disabilities can do before, during and afterdisasters.

iatric.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Consumers Using Service Animals or Pets

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Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Service Animals orPets” developed by the Independent Living Resource Center(ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what people withservice animals or pets can do before, during and afterdisasters.


Target Audience: Consumers with Specific Disabilities:Consumers with Visual Impairments

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Report Emergency Information for People with Visual Impairments:Evaluation of Five Accessible Formats, Part III by the Smith-Kettlewell Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center—TheCalifornia State Fire Marshal sponsored an EmergencyEvacuation Information Task Force For People who areBlind or Visually Impaired to study and propose new rulescovering accessible signage in apartment buildings, hotels,motels and lodging houses of all sizes, and office buildingstwo or more stories in height. The goal of this task force is toensure that fire-related emergency evacuation andprocedures information for blind and visually–impairedoccupants is provided in an accessible format so they haveknowledge equivalent to that of sighted individuals regardingemergencies in buildings. This report raises many questionsregarding what format should be used and what informationshould be provided on signs, as well as other questions.

http://www.ski.org/Rehab/WCrandall/EgressIIIWeb/egressintro.html

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knowledge equivalent to that of sighted individuals regardingemergencies in buildings. This report raises many questionsregarding what format should be used and what informationshould be provided on signs, as well as other questions.

Report “Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired” produced byTriData Corporation under subcontract to Ogilvy PublicRelations Worldwide for the United States FireAdministration--this report discusses the increased fire risksfor the blind or visually impaired and safety tips for thispopulation.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/sight.pdf

Tips “Emergency Tipsheets for People with Visual Disabilities”developed by the Independent Living Resource Center(ILRC) of San Francisco—lists tips of what people withvisual disabilities can do before, during and after disasters.

http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/HTML/Tip_Sheet/visual.html andhttp://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm

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Target Audience: Elderly PopulationProductFormat


Issue Brief Emergency Preparedness for Older People by Nora O’Brien,M.A.—an Issue Brief by the International Longevity Center(Jan.-Feb. ’03)—lists several critical issues andrecommendations on Emergency Preparedness in light of9/11 regarding people who are older and have disabilities.

http://www.ilcusa.org/_lib/pdf/epopib.pdf

Bulletin How to Develop a Disaster Action Plan for Older, DistantRelatives by Jane Irene Kelly—a Bulletin by the AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons (May 2003)—lists ten stepson how to prepare older family members for a disaster.

http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/Articles/0505_sidebar_11.html

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Target Audience: Emergency Managers and Emergency PlannersProductFormat


Article American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)International Workshop: On the Use of Elevators in Firesand Other Emergencies, March 2-4, 2004, Atlanta, Georgiafrom ASME International--as a result of the September 11,2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, this workshop washeld to examine code provisions for emergency egress fromtall buildings, as well as issues concerning the use ofelevators for occupant egress and fire fighters’ access. Theworkshop was co-sponsored by American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ASME International), NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology (NIST), InternationalCode Council (ICC), National Fire Protection Association(NFPA), U.S. Access Board, and the InternationalAssociation of Fire Fighters (IAFF). This website includesinformation on past workshop activities, slides of thebreakout group presentations, and conference proceedings.

http://www.asme.org/cns/elevators/

Article “Best Practices Model: Including the Needs of People withDisabilities, Seniors, and Individuals with Chronic MentalIllness in Emergency Preparedness and Planning” Reportto the New Mexico Department of Health, by AnnMcCampbell, MD and Governor’s Committee on Concernsof the Handicapped, (April 2003).

1-877-696-1470 (toll free), 505-827-6465 (voice), 505-827-6328 (fax)

Article “Disaster Mitigation for Persons with Disabilities: Fostering aNew Dialogue” by Annenberg Senior Fellow Peter DavidBlanck—this article provides information on the importanceof: making disaster facilities, services communications, andreliable rescue communications accessible to people withdisabilities while creating partnerships with the disabilitycommunity and the media; considering people withdisabilities when conducting disaster preparation, education,and training; and developing universal design andimplementation strategies.

http://www.annenberg.northwestern.edu/pubs/disada/

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and training; and developing universal design andimplementation strategies.

Article “Emergency Planning For People with Disabilities and OtherSpecial Needs” by Carl Cameron in Network News, Winterissue, a publication of the Urban Energy & TransportationCorporation, 1999—this article discusses the requirementsto serve people with disabilities and recommends: includingpeople with disabilities in the planning process, includingdisability specific procedures, training response personnelon how to assist individuals with disabilities duringemergencies, providing people with disabilities withproactive information before disasters strike, and involvingdisability organizations in developing a listing of individualswith special needs in the community.

http://www.disabilitypreparedness.com/additional%20resources.htm andInclusion Incorporated,1436 Independence Avenue SE,Washington, DC 20003-1536,202.546.4464,202.546.4465(f), e-mail:[email protected]

Article “Last Invited In, Forced to be Last Out” by The IllinoisAssistive Technology Project—this article discussesevacuation methods and devices for people with disabilities.

http://www.iltech.org/erevac.asp

Article “Media Advisory: Disaster & Disability-- Katrina’s Impact”(October 4, 2005)--In response to the devastation caused byHurricane Katrina, the National Organization on Disability(N.O.D.) deployed four rapid assessment teams toinvestigate the status of response and recovery for specialneeds populations. N.O.D. held a briefing on October 5,2005 on Capitol Hill on immediate response efforts focusingon people with disabilities in the aftermath of the hurricane.


Article “New Evacuation Ordinance Impacts Chicago High RiseOwners & Occupants” in Employment Real Estate, May2002—the ordinance in this article states that owners,tenants, managers and occupants of Chicago high-risebuildings have a duty to create and implement anemergency evacuation plan. A necessary component of thisplan is that owners and tenants must provide assistance toanyone requesting assistance. Owners are required tocompile a list of occupants needing assistance.

http://www.goldbergkohn.com/CM/ArticleofInterest/ChicagoHighRise.pdf

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plan is that owners and tenants must provide assistance toanyone requesting assistance. Owners are required tocompile a list of occupants needing assistance.

Article “The National Organization on Disability’s (N.O.D.)Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) announces SpecialNeeds Assessment 4 Katrina Evacuation (S.N.A.K.E.)”(September 9, 2005)—describes N.O.D.’s deployment ofHilary Styron, Director of N.O.D.'s Emergency PreparednessInitiative (EPI) and four rapid assessment teams into theGulf region following Hurricane Katrina in order to gatherinformation about the impact and service delivery toindividuals with disabilities, seniors, and medically managedpersons.


Article “Preparing for the Next Emergency” by Cheryl Heppner,NVRC Executive Director—this is an article on apresentation by Carl T. Cameron, Ph.D., of the DisabilityPreparedness Center, presented on October 16, 2003 at theAnnual ADA Update sponsored by the Maryland Coalitionfor ADA Education and the ADA & IT Center. The mainpoint of the presentation is that emergency preparednessmust involve developing plans in which people withdisabilities participate.

http://www.hearinglossweb.com/Issues/Access/emergency.htm

Article A Question and Answer Session with EmergencyPreparedness Initiative (EPI) Director Elizabeth Davis—thisarticle, which first appeared on the Charles Stewart MottFoundation website on April 16, 2003, documents an e-mailexchange between the Foundation and Davis. She talksabout the establishment of the EPI, the needs of people withdisabilities in emergency situations, and the publication ofthe Guide on the Special Needs of People with Disabilitiesfor Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders, andfuture plans for EPI.

http://www.mott.org/news/detail.asp?newsid=188

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AudioconferenceTranscript

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities: Havewe made progress?—this ADA Audio Conferencing, aprogram of the Disability and Business Technical AssistanceCenters, was led by Elizabeth Davis, Director of EmergencyPreparedness Initiative, National Organization on Disabilityon December 14, 2004.

http://www.adagreatlakes.org/PnServices/AudioConferencing/Archives/FY2005/default.asp?year=2005&session=3

Bill “The Emergency Preparedness and Response forIndividuals with Disabilities Act of 2005”--on December 19,2005, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced this bill whichrecommends the hiring of a Disability Coordinator in theU.S. Department of Homeland Security and requires that 30percent of temporary housing for disaster victims be madeaccessible to individuals with disabilities.

http://www.nod.org/Resources/PDFs/harkin_bill.pdf

Clearing-house

Natural Hazards Research and Applications InformationCenter (NHRAIC) at the University of Colorado,Boulder—this center serves as a national and internationalclearinghouse of knowledge concerning the social scienceand policy aspects of disasters. Its website provides asearchable database that can be used to find articles onemergency preparedness and people with disabilities inNHRAIC’s newsletters, as well as links, publications, andinformation on recent development in hazards research andpractice.

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

Conference “Conference on Emergency Preparedness for People withDisabilities” by the National Organization on Disability onWednesday, September 22 to Friday, September 24, 2004at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA—thisconference focused on disaster preparedness, response,and recovery specific to the unique emergency needs ofpeople with disabilities. High-level authorities from theemergency management, disability, and special needscommunities, government agencies, private business, andthe service, advocacy, and care networks will be at thisforum to share and learn about each other’s experiences,resources, and best practice models.

http://www.nod.org/epiconference2004/index.html

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the service, advocacy, and care networks will be at thisforum to share and learn about each other’s experiences,resources, and best practice models.

Conference “Emergency Warnings: Notification of People withDisabilities” Workshop Session presented by Deb Stone and“Facility Planning Requirements, State and FederalRequirements” Workshop Session presented by Daniel Roeat the Arizona Emergency Response CommissionEmergency Planning & Community Right-To-KnowWorkshop (February 11-12, 2004)

http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/2004GatekprAgenda(FINAL).pdf

Deb Stone,[email protected] Commission for the Deafand the Hard of Hearing,1400 W.Washington, Room 126,Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-3323 Voice 602-364-0990 TTY 800-352-8161 (in state) 602-542-3380 fax

Daniel Roe, AZSERC [email protected] Emergency ResponseCommission (AZSERC)5636 East McDowell RoadPhoenix, Arizona 85008602-231-6345 Voice602-392-7519 fax

Congression-al briefing

“Congressional Briefing on Emergency Management andPeople with Disabilities (November 10, 2005)”—the NationalOrganization on Disability’s (NOD) EmergencyPreparedness Initiative Director Hilary Styron participated ina Congressional Briefing on "Emergency Management andPeople with Disabilities: Before, During and After Disasters,"which was jointly organized by N.O.D., the National Councilon Independent Living, the National Spinal Cord InjuryAssociation and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Ms.Styron described N.O.D.'s Special Needs for KatrinaEvacuees (SNAKE) Project report and what people withdisabilities experienced and are continuing to experience inthe wake of the Gulf Coast hurricanes.

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on Independent Living, the National Spinal Cord InjuryAssociation and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Ms.Styron described N.O.D.'s Special Needs for KatrinaEvacuees (SNAKE) Project report and what people withdisabilities experienced and are continuing to experience inthe wake of the Gulf Coast hurricanes.

Database(proprietary)

“Risk Management Internet Services” website—thissubscriber-based database includes links to materials toassist with the creation of an emergency evacuation plan,including special requirements for people with disabilities.

http://www.rmis.com/

Evaluation Emergency Evacuation of People with Disabilities inDepartment of Education Facilities (ED/OIG I13C0017)—This memo provides the results of an inspection ofprocedures for the emergency evacuation from Departmentof Education (Department) occupied buildings ofDepartment employees and visitors with disabilities. Theinspection objectives were (1) determine whether OccupantEmergency Plans (OEPs) for Department-occupiedbuildings provide for the safe evacuation of Departmentemployees and others with disabilities; and (2) determinewhether slow descent devices are present and available foruse in all Department-occupied buildings for the evacuationof people with disabilities. Employee concerns about theevacuation of employees with disabilities in the event of acatastrophic emergency surfaced in a Department-widesurvey conducted in October 2002 as part of an ongoingeffort to increase Department safety and security.

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:bUniX1rutqoJ:www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13c0017.doc+Evacuation+and+%22people+with+disabilities%22&hl=en

ExecutiveOrder

“Executive Order: Individuals with Disabilities in EmergencyPreparedness”—issued by President George W. Bush, thisexecutive order states that the Federal Government shouldconsider the unique needs of agency employees withdisabilities and individuals with disabilities whom the agencyserves in emergency preparedness planning. As well, theFederal Government should facilitate cooperation amongFederal, State, local, and tribal governments and privateorganizations and individuals in the implementation ofemergency preparedness plans as they relate to individualswith disabilities. The executive order establishes the

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/20040722-10.html

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serves in emergency preparedness planning. As well, theFederal Government should facilitate cooperation amongFederal, State, local, and tribal governments and privateorganizations and individuals in the implementation ofemergency preparedness plans as they relate to individualswith disabilities. The executive order establishes theInteragency Coordinating Council on EmergencyPreparedness and Individuals with Disabilities within theDepartment of Homeland Security.

Guide “An ADA Guide for Local Governments—Making CommunityEmergency Preparedness and Response ProgramsAccessible to People with Disabilities” produced by the U.S.Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability RightsSection—This guide gives suggestions to emergencymanagers and planners in charge of making localgovernment emergency preparedness and responseprograms accessible to people with disabilities, which isrequired by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990(ADA). It includes specific action steps for planning,notification of an emergency, evacuation, sheltering, andreturning home.

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

Guide “Berkeley Campus Evacuation Policy for People withDisabilities” by the University of California at Berkeley Officeof Emergency Preparedness—these guidelines have beenadopted by the Berkeley campus to assist in planning for theevacuation of people with physical disabilities.

http://oep.berkeley.edu/pages/guidelines4/pplwdisabilities/evacdisabilities.html

Guide “Disaster Preparedness: Creating a Disaster-ResistantInfrastructure for People at Risk Including People withDisabilities”, November 30, 1999, 19 pages—recommendsthat people with disabilities, their families, friends, neighborsand disability-related organizations should play an activerole in planning for emergency preparedness, response andrecovery. Also suggests that significant funds and energybe devoted to applying what has been learned to prepareand plan for future disasters, and that government needs topromote, fund and reward the development of disasterpreparedness and response plans for all work, school,human service and non-government organizations sites.

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recovery. Also suggests that significant funds and energybe devoted to applying what has been learned to prepareand plan for future disasters, and that government needs topromote, fund and reward the development of disasterpreparedness and response plans for all work, school,human service and non-government organizations sites.

Guide “Emergency Preparation and People with Disabilities” byThe National Service Inclusion Project, a cooperativeagreement between The Corporation for National andCommunity Service, a collaborative effort of the Institute forCommunity Inclusion at UMass Boston and the Associationof University Centers on Disabilities—the basis of this guideis the findings from forums which the California StateIndependent Living Council held with the disabilitycommunity after the 2003 wildfires in California. Included inthe guide are discussions on Preparation, Notification andevacuation, Sheltering and interim services, and Recovery.

http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=emergency

Guide “The Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) Guide forEmergency Managers, Planners & Responders”: RevisedEdition, March 15, 2005 by the National Organization onDisability—this guide highlights key disability concerns toofficials responsible for emergency planning and helps themdevelop plans that will take into account the needs andinsights of people with disabilities before, during and afteremergencies. In this guide are steps that every emergencypreparedness manager can consider in ensuring that theneeds of people with disabilities are taken into account in allfour phases of emergency management: mitigation,preparedness, response, and recovery.


Guide Emergency Procedures Handbook APPENDIX 1:Supplemental Evacuation Guidelines For People WithDisabilities provided by Purdue University—The followingguidelines have been adopted by Purdue University to assistin planning for the evacuation of people with physicaldisabilities.

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/Emhandbook/Appendices.html

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guidelines have been adopted by Purdue University to assistin planning for the evacuation of people with physicaldisabilities.

Guide The McGuire Associates Disability EvacuationProgram—this step-by-step program guides interestedindividuals through the creation of their own DisabilityEvacuation Plan. The program provides an in-depth trainingvideo/DVD demonstrating techniques for evacuating peoplewith visual, hearing, mobility and cognitive/emotionalimpairments.

http://www.mcguireassociatesinc.com/pop/index.html

Guide The National Center on Emergency Planning for PeopleWith Disabilities (NCEP)--NCEP provides training and otherresources for a fee to assist local emergency planningorganizations (both public and private) to plan for assistingpeople who need specialized communications,transportation, and medical supports. The Center’sPlanning for People with Disabilities: An EmergencyTraining (PPDET) Guide leads organizations through athree-stage collaborative process assisting organizationswith the process of creating a more inclusive emergencyresponse system. The PPDET guide emphasizes thecategories that organizations may need to address inemergency preparedness plan and provides a tip sheet thatoutlines preliminary steps for inclusion of people withdisabilities. (Price: TBA)

http://www.disabilitypreparedness.com/Resources.htm

Guide The “s.a.f.e.t.y. first: Working Together for SaferCommunities” Guide created by Easter Seals— EasterSeals has teamed up with employers, building owners andmanagers, police, fire and emergency medicalprofessionals, and people with disabilities to jump-start anationwide evacuation planning process. The “s.a.f.e.t.y.first: Working Together for Safer Communities” guideprovides important information on evacuation tools, carrytechniques, accessibility resources and emergency kititems.

http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_safety_first

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provides important information on evacuation tools, carrytechniques, accessibility resources and emergency kititems.

Informationbulletin

ODP Information Bulletin No. 189 regarding Individuals withDisabilities in Emergency Preparedness—describes severalinitiatives that will better integrate people with disabilitiesinto the national preparedness effort, including the creationof an Interagency Coordinating Council, the launching of aDisability and Emergency Preparedness Resource Center,the release of the Workplace Emergency PreparednessGuidelines, and the launching of a new website containinginformation to help ensure safe transportation for peoplewith disabilities during a disaster.

http://www.nod.org/Resources/PDFs/odpbulletin189.pdf

Initiative The National Capitol Region Disability PreparednessInitiative—plans to: 1) survey first responders and plannersto assess and raise awareness of resources and needs fordisability preparedness throughout the National CapitalRegion (NCR), 2) provide technical assistance to firstresponders to assist them in including persons withdisabilities in planning activities, 3) identify people withdisabilities living independently, with family, or in residentialfacilities and recruit them to participate in planning activities,4) plan and implement an information campaign to informthe public about ways to better prepare in an emergency, 5)establish an NCR Disability Advisory Committee to be avisible public presence and oversee development ofinclusive emergency preparedness, 6) hold a one-dayregional conference on the roles and responsibilities inemergency preparedness of people with disabilities,advocates, agencies and service providers, 6) develop acurriculum for persons with disabilities to prepare them toparticipate effectively in planning, 7) develop a planningparticipation course for disability agency and serviceprovider staff to help prepare them to do effectiveemergency planning and implementation, and 8) develop anenhanced emergency communication network for personswith disabilities.

http://www.disabilitypreparedness-ncr.net/

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provider staff to help prepare them to do effectiveemergency planning and implementation, and 8) develop anenhanced emergency communication network for personswith disabilities.

Map Interactive Map of Regional, State, and Local Disability-Related Emergency Management Resources--as a serviceto first responders, emergency managers and people withdisabilities, the National Organization on Disability'sEmergency Preparedness Initative (EPI) provides aninteractive map that houses information on each state’sregional branch of FEMA and ADA&IT Technical AssistanceCenters, Governor and any state disability resourceagencies, a directory of ILCs and SILCs within each state,state Citizen Corps and American Red Cross Chapters, aswell as links to state and local Emergency ManagementAgencies.

http://www.nod.org/EPIResources/interactive_map.html

Power PointPresentation

“Homeland Security—An Emergency PreparednessPrimer”—Power Point Presentation at National Council onIndependent Living 2004 Annual Conference.

[email protected]

PressRelease

“Reminder to Video Programming Distributors of Need toMake Emergency Information Regarding Hurricane KatrinaEvacuation and Relief Efforts Accessible to Persons withHearing or Vision Disabilities” released by the FederalCommunications Commission September 9, 2005—afterHurricane Katrina, the Commission received severalcomplaints that some emergency information being providedover television was not being made accessible to individualswho are deaf or hard of hearing and that emergencyinformation that was provided visually was blocked by otherinformation on the screen, or that emergency informationprovided visually blocked closed captioning. This pressrelease reminds video programming distributors of theirobligation to make emergency information accessible topersons with hearing and vision disabilities.

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-2438A1.doc

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obligation to make emergency information accessible topersons with hearing and vision disabilities.

Program Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI)—in light of theSeptember 11 tragedy, the National Organization onDisability (NOD) established the Emergency PreparednessInitiative (EPI) in late 2001. The Initiative’s mission is: 1) toencourage the emergency management field to consider theneeds of people with disabilities in all levels of their planningand response activities, and to actively involve members ofthis community in their efforts; and 2) to raise the awarenessof people with disabilities of what they can do to prepare fortheir own safety and survival during times of emergency,and to encourage them to become partners with emergencymanagement personnel.

http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=11

Program “Preparing the Vulnerable Population—The TriadAlliance”—was developed by the City of San Leandro,California to ensure that high risk clients don't "fall throughthe cracks" during the response and recovery phases of anemergency. This population may represent people withphysical or mental disabilities, those with medical orchemical dependencies, the elderly, children, the homeless,and non-English speakers. The Triad Alliance consists ofthe City, represented by the Emergency Services Division;The Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters, orCARD; and Community Based Organizations, or CBOs.

http://www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slemervulnerable.html

Recom-mendations

“High-Risk Populations, Home Fire Safety, Public FireEducation, Fire Prevention & Planning/Code Enforcement#9-0413—discusses findings from a symposium thatexamined issues related to egress capability and earlywarning/fire protection for those who may not be able to takelife-saving action in the event of a fire, specifically youngchildren, older adults and people with disabilities.

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Report “Focus on Fire Safety Solutions for People withDisabilities”—this report on a meeting in Washington, D.C.on September 4 and 5, 2002 was written by Peg Carson,Trainer/Consultant, National Fire Protection AssociationCenter for High-Risk Outreach. The Center for High-RiskOutreach sponsored this meeting at which representativesof organizations that participated in a previous symposiummet to develop a strategy to improve fire safety amongpeople with disabilities. The attendees’ goal was to “developa strategy and action plan that will enable people withdisabilities to improve their level of fire and life safety.”Participants also agreed to establish a steering committee tomonitor progress toward achieving the objectives and torefine the recommended actions for achieving the goals, asnecessary. The participants’ recommendations for theSteering Committee are presented in a work plan listed inthe report.

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:uJ8BxpIeEREJ:www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/FireSafetySolutionsfinal.pdf+%E2%80%9CFocus+on+Fire+Safety+Solutions+for+People+with+Disabilities%22&hl=en

Report “Issue Brief Resulting from Southern California FireForums—The Impact of 2003 Wildfires on People withDisabilities” by the California State Independent LivingCouncil—this report covers information on preparation,notification, evacuation, sheltering, and recovery of peoplewith disabilities during the 2003 wildfires in California.Recommendations are also included.

http://www.calsilc.org

Report “Lessons Learned from the World Trade Center Disaster:Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities inNew York” by the Center for Independence of theDisabled—this report gives recommendations regardingaccess, training, communication with members of thedisability community, and the recovery phase.

www.cidny.org

Report Report on SNAKE Project by the National Organization onDisability (NOD)--in response to the devastation caused byHurricane Katrina, N.O.D. deployed four rapid assessmentteams to investigate the status of response and recovery forspecial needs populations. The teams’ findings aredescribed in the report on the Special Needs Assessment 4Katrina (SNAKE) project.

http://www.nod.org/Resources/PDFs/katrina_snake_report.pdf

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Disability (NOD)--in response to the devastation caused byHurricane Katrina, N.O.D. deployed four rapid assessmentteams to investigate the status of response and recovery forspecial needs populations. The teams’ findings aredescribed in the report on the Special Needs Assessment 4Katrina (SNAKE) project.

DFs/katrina_snake_report.pdf

Report “Rural Communities and Emergency Preparedness”, by theOffice of Rural Health Policy, HRSA, HHS, April 2002—thisreport discusses the importance of incorporating rural issuesinto disaster preparedness and management.

http://www.mipt.org/pdf/ruralemergencypreparedness.pdf

Report “Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities inEmergency Planning”, by the National Council on Disability,April 15, 2005—this report provides an overview of steps theFederal Government should take to include people withdisabilities in emergency preparedness, disaster relief, andhomeland security programs. It also suggests ways toimprove access to technology, physical plants, programs,and communications.

http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/saving_lives.htm

Resourcelinks

“Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities andEmergency Managers” provided by June IsaacsonKailes—links to many disaster preparedness resources,such as websites, publications, and guides geared towardspeople with disabilities and emergency managers. Alsoincluded is information on fire safety, the role of community-based organizations, and sample disaster plans.


Study Emergency Preparedness Survey Final Report of November30, 2004 prepared by Harris Interactive for NationalOrganization on Disability—this is a study of emergencymanagement officials at state and local levels on how theyhave incorporated the needs of people with disabilities inemergency plans.


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Survey “New Poll Highlights Need for More Emergency Planning forand by People with Disabilities”(January 30,2004)—according to a Harris Interactive surveycommissioned by the National Organization on Disability(N.O.D.) conductedby telephone Dec. 10-16, 2003, Americans with disabilitiesremain insufficiently prepared for a disaster, and are anxiousabout their safety.


Tips “Assisting People With Disabilities In A Disaster” developedby the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)—tips for neighbors of and people working withpeople with disabilities on how to help this population duringa disaster.

http://www.fema.gov/rrr/assistf.shtm andhttp://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/11/10427/10427-10427/2450

Tips “Communications After a Disaster”—recommendations onhow to disseminate information to people with disabilitiesafter a disaster. These recommendations were developedby "Disabled People and Disaster Planning" (DP2), a groupof people primarily from Los Angeles County who met during1996 and 1997 and formulated recommendations to reduceor eliminate problems with accessibility that many peoplewith disabilities experienced after the Northridge Earthquakeof 1994.


Tips “Points of Service”—recommendations on how to makeservices accessible after a disaster. Theserecommendations were developed by "Disabled People andDisaster Planning" (DP2), a group of people primarily fromLos Angeles County who met during 1996 and 1997 andformulated recommendations to reduce or eliminateproblems with accessibility that many people with disabilitiesexperienced after the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/service.htm

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Training Disability Preparedness Center, developed by InclusionResearch Institute (IRI)—works to ensure the inclusion ofpeople with disabilities in emergency preparedness plans,and offers training options, programs and seminars to assistorganizations in developing comprehensive programs thataddress disability-related issues. Prices for servicesprovided are listed on website.

http://www.disabilitypreparedness.org/

Training “Event Title: G-197 Emergency Planning and Special NeedsPopulations” held on Tuesday, May 18, 2004—thisAdvanced Professional Series (APS) elective 2 _ -daycourse is intended to provide those with responsibilities forproviding emergency planning or care of seniors, peoplewith disabilities, and/or special needs groups with the skillsand knowledge they will need to prepare for, respond to andrecover from emergency situations. Areas covered include:assessment and size-up for special needs populations, howto plan for special needs populations, and response andrecovery actions needed for both short-term and long-termincidents.

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/

The training course CD Rom willbe distributed to all state trainingofficers and regional trainingmanagers. Social serviceorganizations or special needsadvocacy groups can also obtainthe materials by calling 301-447-1585.

Trainingresource

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilitiestraining program of the Kansas Department ofCommerce—this website states that Kansas’ Department ofCommerce Employment and Training Liaison, Randy Fisher,has worked with staff from the Butler County EmergencyManagement office and has co-presented this trainingprogram to emergency management officials in Kansas.

http://kdoch.state.ks.us/public/agency/programs/pgm_details.jsp?pgID=1055854230241

Businesses, communities,educators, individuals/families,and non-profits can contactRandy Fisher (785) 296-6526 inTopeka or 800-295-5232 outsideof Topeka) to arrange apresentation.

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Webcast “Disaster Mitigation and Persons with Disabilities”, awebcast presented by Peter Blanck, James Schmeling, AlanDinsmore and Elizabeth Davis on August 27, 2003—a link tothis website is provided by Independent Living ResearchUtilization (ILRU) program in Houston, Texas, which is anational center for information, training, research, andtechnical assistance in independent living.

http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/archive/2003/08-27-PB.html

Website Homeland Security Disaster and Emergency ManagementInformation Network (DEMIN) website of the Public PolicyResearch Institute (PPRI) of Texas A & M University—thiswebsite is a database of domestic security and emergencymanagement data and bibliographic information resourcesfrom across the country and around the world.

http://ccs.tamu.edu/homeland_security/index_home.html

Website PrepareNow.org—its mission is to ensure that the needsand concerns of vulnerable people are addressed inemergency preparedness and response. PrepareNow.orgprovides the tools, expertise and access to resources toassist anyone engaged in disaster planning for individualswith special needs. Community-based organizations, localgovernment, neighborhood organizations, and families canbenefit from using this website.

http://www.preparenow.org/

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Target Audience: EmployeesProductFormat


Guide “Emergency Preparedness for Employees with Disabilitiesin Office Occupancies”, compiled by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency and the United States FireAdministration—this guide discusses identifying employeeswith special needs, detection of fire and smoke in buildings,notification of employees with disabilities, evacuationprocedures, notification appliances, use of elevators, buddysystems, and coordination with the fire department.

http://www.prepare.org/disabilities/FEMAevac.pdf

Guide “Emergency Preparedness for Employees with Disabilitiesat Michigan”—this guide lists important disaster supplies tohave on hand and includes information on the importanceof: being prepared in an emergency, having a buddysystem, and knowing the exits from the building.

http://www.msu.edu/~aacm/PACDI/emergency%20brochure%20employees.pdf

Guide “Emergency Preparedness on the Job for People withDisabilities” by the National Center on EmergencyPreparedness for People with Disabilities(NCEPPD)—this two-page sheet provides guidelines forpeople with disabilities on how to protect themselves in theworkplace when disaster strikes.

http://www.disabilitypreparedness.com/Job%20Guidelines.doc

PowerPointPresentation

“Emergency Preparation and Evacuation for Employees withDisabilities: Identifying Potential Interventions and Methodsfor Testing Them”—a PowerPoint presentation by Glen W.White, Ph.D.

http://rtcil.org/EPEED.ppt

PowerPointPresentation

“Health and Safety in the Workplace: EmergencyPreparation and Evacuation for Employees withDisabilities”—a PowerPoint Presentation by Glen W. White,Ph.D., and Jennifer Rowland, M.S., P.T.

http://rtcil.org/HSW.ppt

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ResourceLinks

DisabilitiesResources.org—The Disability ResourcesMonthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources on theInternet.

http://www.disabilityresources.org/DISASTER.html

Tips “Emergency Preparedness for Employees with Disabilities atMichigan State University—this brochure lists safety tips foremployees on how to prepare for and what to do during adisaster.

http://www.msu.edu/~aacm/PACDI/emergency%20brochure%20employees.pdf

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Target Audience: EmployersProductFormat


Guide “DOT Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for People withDisabilities” by the Department of Transportation(DOT)—designed to serve as a resource on planning for theunique needs of individuals with disabilities during anemergency. The document has been made available to allDOT employees, supervisors, facility personnel, contractingofficers, and emergency and security staff.

http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/documents/dotpart/pwd_guidelines.htm

Guide “Emergency Plans That Include Workers With Disabilities”by: Nan Hawthorne (From esight.org)—in the wake of theSeptember 11 disasters, an unspoken question in manypeople's minds has been, “how can we include an employeewith a disability in our emergency and evacuation plans?”This guide provides some answers.

http://www.esight.org/View.cfm?x=364&ov_id=-1

Guide “ Employers’ Guide to Including Employees with Disabilitiesin Emergency Evacuation Plans” by Linda Carter Batiste,J.D. and Beth Loy, Ph.D. of the Job AccommodationsNetwork (JAN)—interest in emergency evacuation planninghas increased dramatically since the September 11 terroristattacks. In turn, JAN started receiving more calls fromemployers requesting information about their legal obligationto develop emergency evacuation plans and how to includeemployees with disabilities in such plans. This publicationaddresses these issues.

http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/emergency.html

Guide “Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee MedicalInformation as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures”by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—in light of the September 11 tragedy, many employers aredeveloping or re-evaluating emergency procedures toensure the safe evacuation of all employees. Withquestions and answers, this fact sheet demonstrates thatfederal disability discrimination laws do not preventemployers from obtaining and appropriately usinginformation necessary for a comprehensive emergencyevacuation plan.

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/evacuation.html

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ensure the safe evacuation of all employees. Withquestions and answers, this fact sheet demonstrates thatfederal disability discrimination laws do not preventemployers from obtaining and appropriately usinginformation necessary for a comprehensive emergencyevacuation plan.

Seminar “Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities: AnInteragency Seminar of Exchange for Federal Managers” bythe Department of Labor’s Office of Disability EmploymentPolicy (ODEP) on December 2-3, 2003, at the Washington,DC headquarters—this report summarizes the proceedingsfrom the day and a half event and is meant to serve as asource of practical information on developing, implementing,and maintaining emergency preparedness plans for peoplewith disabilities. The document has been compiled usingsession transcripts, presenter presentations, andrapporteurs’ notes.

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ep/

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Target Audience: Facility ManagersProductFormat


Article “Emergency Egress Still a Problem for Disabled”By Jackie Kucinich--describes the findings of an Office ofCompliance (OoC) report, which states that despiteimprovements in compliance with the Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA), there are shortcomings in emergencyegress for people with disabilities in the event of anemergency at the Capitol, and some congressional officebuildings lack alternative exits.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/102005/news2.html

Guide “Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities inOffice Occupancies #9-0041”, developed by the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology with assistance fromthe National Task Force on Life Safety and People withDisabilities, with funding from the United States FireAdministration—this guide provides information for facilitiesmanagers and may be useful for those individuals whomight need special assistance on the notification of anemergency situation and/or the evacuation of a building.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-154.pdf

Guidelines “U.S. Access Board Emergency Evacuation Procedures”developed by the U.S. Access Board—The Access Boardhas revised its emergency evacuation plan to address theneeds of its employees who have mobility and visualdisabilities. The Access Board includes its evacuation planon its website in hopes it will serve as a guide to othersdeveloping a similar plan. Also included is a discussion ofsome of the critical issues and questions that the AccessBoard faced in updating its plan.

http://www.access-board.gov/evacplan.htm

Study Guideon Ordinanceand Regula-tions

“High Rise Buildings Emergency Procedures Study Guidefor Certificate in Emergency Procedures” by the City ofChicago Fire Department—pages 14–17 are devoted toevacuation of people with disabilities.

http://www.goldbergkohn.com/CM/ArticleofInterest/ChicagoHighRise.pdf

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and Regula-tions

Chicago Fire Department—pages 14–17 are devoted toevacuation of people with disabilities.

ise.pdf

Chicago Fire DepartmentBureau of Fire PreventionEPC Division444 North Dearborn Street, 2ndFloorChicago, IL 60610312-744-4762

Tips “Evacuating Wheelchair Users”—recommendations onassisting wheelchair users after a disaster. Theserecommendations were developed by "Disabled People andDisaster Planning" (DP2), a group of people primarily fromLos Angeles County who met during 1996 and 1997 andformulated recommendations to reduce or eliminateproblems with accessibility that many people with disabilitiesexperienced after the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/wheelchair.htm

Website U.S. Access Board—develops and maintains accessibilityrequirements for the built environment, transit vehicles,telecommunications equipment, and for electronic andinformation technology under several different laws,including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). TheBoard's guidelines for facilities address means of egressthat are accessible to people with disabilities. Presented onits website is an overview of these design requirements andlinks to information developed by other organizations onevacuation planning and disaster preparedness.

http://www.access-board.gov/evac.htm

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Target Audience: First RespondersProductFormat


Guide “Orientation Manual for First Responders on the Evacuationof People with Disabilities (#9-0444) by the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA)—providesguidance to first responders on how best to perform arescue using equipment and procedures that facilitate a safeevacuation of people with disabilities.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/publications/display.cfm

Guide Sign Language for Emergency Situations—this is AppendixC of a chapter entitled “Assisting People with Disabilities” inan American Red Cross publication of January 2002 whichshows pictures of how to sign a variety of words andphrases that can be helpful in an emergency.


Guide “Training Rescue Workers”—suggestions to train rescueworkers before a disaster. These recommendations weredeveloped by "Disabled People and Disaster Planning"(DP2), a group of people primarily from Los Angeles Countywho met during 1996 and 1997 and formulatedrecommendations to reduce or eliminate problems withaccessibility that many people with disabilities experiencedafter the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/rescue.htm

Tips “Tip Sheets for First Responders” by New Mexico’sGovernor’s Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped(2003).

1-877-696-1470 (toll free), 505-827-6465 (voice), 505-827-6328 (fax)

Training “Training for First Responders” by the Center for DisabilityIssues and the Health Professions (CDIHP) at WesternUniversity of Health Sciences in Pomona,California—CDIHP has an ongoing training program, to helpeducate emergency personnel and people with disabilities tobe better prepared for large or small-scale emergencies. The workshop is comprised of materials and interactiveexercises to help first responders develop awareness,sensitivity, knowledge and skills needed to effectively assistpeople with disabilities.


June Isaacson KailesCDIHP’s Associate Director

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be better prepared for large or small-scale emergencies. The workshop is comprised of materials and interactiveexercises to help first responders develop awareness,sensitivity, knowledge and skills needed to effectively assistpeople with disabilities.

310-821-7080 or [email protected]

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Target Audience: Parents and TeachersProductFormat


Guide “Coping With Disaster: Suggestions for Helping ChildrenWith Cognitive Disabilities”—this six-page guide for parentsor teachers includes information on reactions by children todisaster and loss, general strategies for parents andeducators to promote coping, therapeutic approaches totraumatic stress in children with cognitive disabilities, andsome other web resources on coping with disaster.

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/Sept11/addcoping.html

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Target Audience: Service ProvidersProductFormat


CDC grant Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness for Personswith Mobility Impairments—this three-year study is fundedby a grant to the Research and Training Center onIndependent Living at the University of Kansas from theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention through theAssociation of Teachers of Preventive Medicine TS#-0840.The mission of this research is to investigate 30 randomlyselected counties, cities, or boroughs in the U.S. that haverecently experienced a natural or man-made disaster inorder to: determine if disaster plans and emergencyresponse systems for homes, businesses, and thecommunity include the health, safety, and survival needs forpeople with mobility impairment; identify the morbidity andmortality of people with mobility impairments in thesedisasters; assess if there were any post-disaster changes toaddress the needs of people with mobility impairments; anddevelop Best Practices models for counties to assist indisaster plans and emergency responses to meet the needsof people with mobility impairments in hopes of preventinginjuries, saving lives, and assuring Nobody is Left Behind.

http://rtcil.org/NLB_home.htm

Newsletter “ILRU Network Newsletter”, January 2002 edition, publishedquarterly by the IL Net, a collaboration of Independent LivingResearch Utilization (ILRU) and the National Council onIndependent Living (NCIL) to provide training and technicalassistance to centers for independent living andstatewide independent living councils nationwide—thisedition focuses on the impact of the September 11 tragedyand provides a checklist of supplies that are good to haveon hand before disaster strikes.

http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/newsletters/2002/ilnet_jan2002.htm

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Workbook Disaster Preparedness Workbook for Service ProvidingAgencies, prepared by the Monterey County, CaliforniaEmergency Food Assistance Project--funded by theNorthern California Disaster Preparedness Network, thisplanning guide was based on materials in the FEMApamphlet, "Guidelines For Local Small Businesses InMeeting The Earthquake Threat" and disaster preparednesspublications from American Red Cross and other agencies.

http://www.preparenow.org/monterey.html

Workshop “VOICE: How to Create an Agency Disaster Plan”--thisworkshop is designed to help community basedorganizations survive a catastrophic disaster and continue toserve people who are vulnerable. Presented by A VolunteerOrganized Initiative for Community Emergencies (VOICE) ofContra Costa County, this workshop includes instructions onhow to write an agency disaster plan in six weeks.

http://www.preparenow.org/voicedoc.html

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Target Audience: Shelter ManagersProductFormat


Guide “Shelter Managers Should Know”—how to prepare for andwork with people with disabilities. These recommendationswere developed by "Disabled People and Disaster Planning"(DP2), a group of people primarily from Los Angeles Countywho met during 1996 and 1997 and formulatedrecommendations to reduce or eliminate problems withaccessibility that many people with disabilities experiencedafter the Northridge Earthquake of 1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/shelmngr.htm

Tips “Managing Shelters”—recommendations on makingemergency shelters more accessible to people withdisabilities. These recommendations were developed by"Disabled People and Disaster Planning" (DP2), a group ofpeople primarily from Los Angeles County who met during1996 and 1997 and formulated recommendations to reduceor eliminate problems with accessibility that many people withdisabilities experienced after the Northridge Earthquake of1994.

http://www.citycent.com/dp2/shelters.htm

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Guide Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities,developed by the University of California at Santa Cruz—a guide for students, staff, and faculty at UCSC to helppeople with disabilities plan for disasters, plan evacuations,and evacuate buildings.

http://www2.ucsc.edu/ada/disasterprep.html

Tips “Emergency Preparedness for Students with Disabilities atMichigan State University”—this brochure lists safety tips forstudents with disabilities on how to prepare for and what todo during a disaster.

http://www.msu.edu/~aacm/PACDI/emergency%20brochure%20students.pdf

Tips UCSF Emergency Preparedness for Students withDisabilities—this tip sheet developed by the Office ofStudent Life, University of California, San Francisco, listssuggestions on how students with disabilities can becomebetter prepared for emergencies and how faculty and staffcan assist them, as well as guidelines for evacuating peoplewith disabilities.

http://student.ucsf.edu/osl/dss/emergency.html

Tips Emergency Preparedness for Students, Faculty, and Staffwith Disabilities— this tip sheet developed by the DisabilityPrograms and Resource Center of the San Francisco StateUniversity lists suggestions for how people with disabilitiescan become better prepared for emergencies and howfaculty, staff, and students can assist them. Included are tipsfor people with disabilities, tips for faculty and supervisors,and guidelines for evacuating people with disabilities.

http://www.sfsu.edu/~dprc/emergency.html