Disaster Preparedness
Links and Publications
Hurricane Katrina
Information for People with disabilities, developmental disabilities, and their families:
Louisiana Disability Sites and Links:
- Katrina Disaster Relief Information for People with Disabilities and people who want to help them: http://www.katrinadisability.info/
Government Sites and Links:
Federal Sites:
- Department of Health and Humans Services Office for Civil Rights :
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/emergencyPPR.html - Department of Health and Humans Services :
http://www.hhs.gov/katrina/index.html - Administration for Children and families :
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/katrina/index.htm
State Sites:
National DD Organization Sites and Links:
- National Association For State Councils On DD: http://www.nacdd.org
- National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): http://www.napas.org
- National Association For University Centers For DD: http://www.aucd.org
Coping with Disaster- Links to Guides and Publications:
- Managing Traumatic Stress: Hurricane Katrina and Children
- Managing Traumatic Stress: After Hurricane Katrina
- Managing Traumatic Stress: Dealing with Hurricane Katrina from Afar
Tips For First Responders In Assistising Persons With Disability:
http://cdd.unm.edu/products/tips_web020205.pdf
FEMA- A Guide To The Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/rrr/dec_proc.pdf
American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org
Guides and Publications:
- Connecticut's Inclusive Planning Efforts:
Guide to Including People with Disabilities in Disaster Preparedness Planning - American Red Cross: Disaster Preparedness Guide For People
With Special Needs And Persons Age 65 And Older.
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.pdf
National Organization on Disability http://www.nod.org
- Click on Information and Resources, then click on Emergency Preparedness.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Publications
- Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520
- Preparing for Emergencies: A Checklist for People with Mobility Problems L-154M
- Emergency Procedures for Employees with disabilities in Office Occupancies FA-154
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov
- Assisting People with Disabilities in a Disaster
http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm
The Job Accommodation Network
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
- (Jan) is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy fo the U.S. Department of Labor. Jan offers numerous publications for free. Topics include, but are not limited to, workplace accommodation resources, disability legislation, employment, evacuation procedures, rehabilitation and enforcement.
- Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/emergency.html
Office of Disability Employment Policy
http://www.dol.gov/odep/