Resources   05/06

The resources listed below are an excellent way to start getting acquainted with or increase your depth of knowledge of emergency and disaster preparedness and rescue procedures for persons with disabilities. It is designed for both consumers and the professionals in the field of emergency preparedness and response. Listed below are updates on news stories, consumer and scientific websites, professional workshops and training notices, informational guides, equipment sources, personal stories, and much more. Most of these resources you can secure with your computer curser or by calling or writing. If you have a resource you would recommend for this site, email the project coordinator listed at the end of the web page.

GAO, Disaster Preparedness Preliminary Observations on the Evaluation of Vulnerable Populations due to Hurricanes and Other Disasters. May 18, 2006 PDF version       U.S. Department of Education, ICDR, “Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings: 2004 Conference Proceedings, Washington , D.C. 2005.” Prepared for: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).   PDF version     Word version   University of Kansas , American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and University of New Mexico. National Consortium on Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for People with DisabilitiesExecutive Summary of the SecondWorking Meeting on Disaster Preparation and Emergency Response For People with Disabilities. University of Kansas , Research and Training Center on Independent Living. Nobody Left Behind: Briefing Paper: Objective Three, Part 1 Focus Area: Assurance and Policy Development Recommendations. National Organization on Disability (NOD). Report on Special Needs Assessment for Katrina Evacuees (SNAKE) Project. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public. Survey of Hurricane Evacuees in Houston Shelters. National Organization on Disability(NOD). Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities. EAD & Associates, LLC. Emergency Readiness Wheel for People with Disabilities. National Council on Disability (NCD). Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning. Tips for First Responders , is an 11-page, laminated 4.5 x 5.5-inch field guide on how to assist persons with a wide range of disabilities, including: Seniors, People with Service Animals, People with Mobility Challenges, People with Mental Illness, Blind or Visually Impaired People, Deaf or Hard of Hearing People, and People with Cognitive Disabilities. http://cdd.unm.edu/products/TipsForFirstResponders.htm Historical Firsts American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). U.S. disability law covers foreign cruise ships. Washingtons Lawyers’s Committee for Civil Rights and Human Affairs. Landmark Settlement Requires Accessible Evacuation Procedures at all Marshalls Stores Nationwide. Testimonials Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York’s "Lessons Learned From the World Trade Center Disaster: Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities in New York, September 2004."  California State Independent Living Council. "The Impact of 2003 Wildfires on People with Disabilities, April 1, 2004." The Research and Training Center on Independent Living, The University of Kansas. Report #1: Consumer Survey Quotes: Nobody Left Behind.

Consumer Resource Links

The Access Board- A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design
  Click on Evacuation Planning www.access-board.gov

American Association of Health and Disability

  Emergence Preparedness and People with Disabilities:
  Guidelines, Plans, and Bibliography Resources 

  http://www.aahd.us/research/BestPractices/EmergencyPrep/EmergencyManagers.htm

American Red Cross
  “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities.”  

  www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.html

AOA: Administration on Aging Disaster Assistance
  http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Disaster_Assistance/Disaster_Assistance.asp

Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions
  Emergency Evacuation Preparedness:
  Taking Responsibility For Your Safety
  A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
  http://cdihp.org/evacuationpdf.htm

National Business & Disability Council
  http://www.business-disability.com/whats_new/eepc.asp 

National Center on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities (NCEP)
  http://disabilitypreparedness.com 

DisabilitiesResources.org
  The Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Guide to Disability Resources 

  on the Internet. The DRM Webwatcher
  http://www.disabilityresources.org/DISASTER.html

National Organization on Disability (NOD)
  Emergency Preparedness Initiative
  http://www.nod.org/emergency/

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
  “Assisting People with Disabilities in a Disaster.”               

http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/11/10427/10427-10427/2450

Disaster Preparedness For Persons with Disabilities

Bondi, N. (2001). “Few regulations exist for evacuation plans.” 

  iCan News Service, (ican.com),    http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=CC0AC2E5-D0B2-44B9-B145CB76A126365E.

Bondi, N. (2001). “Evacuation Chairs See Sales Spike.” 

  iCan News Service, (ican.com), http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=CD3EA567-1070-4735-912B372B5FE9FAA2&cx=news.special_reports.

Bondi, N. (2001). “10 Ways to make yourself safe at work.” 

  iCan news service, (ican.com), http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=B0547F84-4752-42B7-81592B326706E119.

Byzek, J., Gilmer, T. (2001). Unsafe Refuge, “Why did so many   

  wheelchair users die on Sept 11?” New Mobility. December 2001,   

  p21-22, 24.

FEMA. “Assisting People with Disabilities in a Disaster.”  

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

FEMA. “Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities.”
  http://www.fema.gov/library/disprepf.shtm

FEMA. Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities 

  in Office Occupancies. 1-26. United States Fire Administration.

  16825 South  Seton Avenue. Emmitsburg, MD 21727.

FEMA. (2001). FEMA Emergency Procedures: Providing Assistance. 

http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=0F9E8D43-25E2-46B8-98787F369AABD5C6

FEMA. (2001). FEMA Emergency Procedures: Special equipment and   

  devices. “FEMA emergency procedures: Special equipment and

  devices.” Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

  P.O. Box 70274, Washington, D.C. 20024, ATTN: Publications.
http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=E778C428-9D78-4687-9B0777B461E3A4EF

FEMA. (1985). Preparedness for People with Disabilities: Earthquake 

  Hazards Reduction Series 9. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

  P.O. Box 70274, Washington, D.C. 20024, ATTN: Publications.

iCan News Service. (2001). “Employers should plan for workers’ 

  safety.” iCan News Service, (ican.com)
http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=4E2614ED-227E-4F75-AEE7B5EC2323E86D

iCan News Service. (2001). “Tall buildings explain safety plans.” 

  iCan  News Service, (ican.com), http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=89801EFB-3BD4-445E-BB53CDC323F269AC

Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (ILRCSF). (2001). 

  “Emergency Tips for People with Specific Disabilities.” Independent   

  Living Resource Center San Francisco, 649 Mission Street, 3rd Floor,   

  San Francisco, CA 94105.

Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (ILRCSF). (2001). 

  “ILRCSF Publications.” http://ilrcsf.org/Publications/index.htm

Kailes, June “Disaster Preparedness Resources for People with
  Disabilities http://www.jik.com/disaster.html

Kansas Division of Emergency Management. (2000). “A Guide for
  Kansas Adult Care Facilities.” http://ink.org/public/kdem

Lee County Division of Public Safety. (2001). “Hurricane Planning for
  People with Special Needs.”   

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

Putnam County Department of Emergency Services. (2003). “Special 

  Needs Shelter.” http://putnam-fl.com/brd/PCPS/ShelterInfo.htm

Emergency Managers and First Responders Resources

FEMA’s Revised Training Course, G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations, Training Course to Help Safeguard Seniors and People with Disabilities. FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Advanced Professional Series. The training course CD Rom will be distributed to all state training officers and regional training managers for viewing in your state. Social service organizations or special needs advocacy groups can also obtain the materials by calling 301-447-1585. http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/  

Blanck, P. D. (1995)
  Disaster Mitigation for Persons with Disabilities: Fostering a New  

  Dialogue. Washington, D.C.: The Annenberg Washington Program in 

  Communications Policy Studies of Northwestern University.

Cameron, C. (1999)
  Emergency Planning For People with Disabilities and Other Special 

  Needs: Network News, winter issue, a publication of the Urban Energy 

  & Transportation Corporation. Inclusion Incorporated, 1436 

  Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003-1536, 

  202.546.4464, 202.546.4465(f), e-mail: inclusion@inclusioninc.com

FEMA. (2002). Orientation Manual for First Responders on the 

  Evacuation of People with Disabilities. Federal Emergency 

  Management Agency, P.O.  Box 70274, Washington, D.C. 

  20024, ATTN: Publications.

HSD Public Policy and Research Institute Homeland Security DEMIN, 

  PPRI Disaster and Emergency Management Information Network, 

  Data, and Web Based Bibliographic Information Sources, 

  Texas A & M University.
  http://ppri.tamu.edu/homeland_security/index_home.html

National Organization on Disability (NOD),
  “Guide on the Special Needs of People with Disabilities for Emergency 

  Managers, Planners, & Responders.” 

  http://www.nod.org/content.cfm?id=1267

Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder
  http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

New Mexico , Governor’s Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped. (2003). “Tip Sheets for First Responders” and “Report to the New Mexico Department of Health, Best Practices Model: Including the Needs of People with Disabilities, Seniors, and Individuals with Chronic Mental Illness in Emergency Preparedness and Planning. 

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

Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of 

  Terrorism. (2002).  "Oklahoma City 7years later lessons for other  

  communities."  http://www.mipt.org

Personal Stories

Hammitt, Jim. (May 1994) “Special Report: When Disaster  

  Strikes-Earthquake,” Mainstream Magazine
  http://www.mainstream-mag.com/quake.htm

Lanthrop, Douglas. (November 1994) “Special Report: When Disaster 

  Strikes-Disaster,” Mainstream Magazine
  http://mainstream-mag.com/disaster%20prep.htm

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