Emergency Preparedness & Evacuation

National Organization on Disability (NOD) Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI)

This site offers materials for people with disabilities, emergency planners, managers, and responders.

Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN)

The CEPIN works to develop model community education programs for deaf and hard of hearing consumers.

Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities

These guides are from the National Fire Protection Association  and offers great evacuation information that relates specifically to the limitations of various impairments.
Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities
Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities
Workplace Safety for People with Disabilities factsheet

Emergency Evacuation: Safe Egress of Persons with Disabilities from Transit Systems 

This guide is provided by Easters Seals Project ACTION with Elizabeth Davis, Director of the National Organization of Disability’s Emergency Preparedness Initiative

Ready.gov

This site offers preparedness information in a number of languages for businesses and individuals. The site also features information for "Individuals with Access and Functional Needs" which includes people with disabilities or dietary needs, people with limited English proficiency, and people without personal vehicles.

The site also features preparedness information for kids with kid-friendly information about disaster preparedness, games and puzzles, and a section for parents and teachers with activities, materials, and resources to help kids prepare for disasters and cope with trauma.

Get Ready

This campaign from the American Public Health Organization (APHA) includes general preparedness tips for people with disabilities, as well as specific tips for people with mobility, hearing, vision, and cognitive disabilities. Tips are available in both English and Spanish in PDF and text formats, as well as audio recordings. Additionally, you can watch videos presented via YouTube in American Sign Language (ASL).

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

The CDC features information on preparedness for biological, chemical, and radiological threats. Information is posted in several languages.

Red Cross

The Red Cross coordinates relief efforts around the world, and offers information (English and Spanish) and products for preparedness.

Department of Justice

The Department of Justice offers An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities. Additionally, check out Chapter 7 of their ADA Best Practices Toolkit for State and Local Governments, which includes information on emergency management programs and an ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters.

The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)

The NASDDDS Emergency Response Preparedness Self Assessment Instrument was developed to help state officials evaluate their preparedness plans in light of the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Ready, Willing, and Able: Assisting People with Disabilities in Disasters

This is a two-hour, online course, developed by the Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL) at the University of Kansas. It is designed for the public health, hospital, preparedness, emergency response, and disaster relief workforce. To access the course, you must create an account at TRAIN, a free service of the Public Health Foundation. The course number is 1020884.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

The JAN consultants have compiled resources and information on emergency evacuation, policies and procedures, work site modifications and accommodations, and training and resources.

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

This office in the U.S. Department of Labor offers information about emergency preparedness in the workplace. The site includes a "template" entitled Preparing the Workplace for Everyone: Accounting for the Needs of People with Disabilities, which was designed as a guide for planning and implementation activities for federal agencies.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

The EEOC has posted a Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures.

United Spinal Association

This association has a publication Fire Safety for Wheelchair Users at Work and at Home.

U. S. Access Board

The U. S. Access Board's own evacuation plan, along with a description of how they developed it, is posted to their web site.

June Kailes

June Kailes' web site offers Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities, Disability-Related Organizations, Emergency Managers & Planners.

DP2: Disabled People and Disaster Planning

The DP2: Disabled People and Disaster Planning web site information was compiled to address earthquake readiness and response, but much of the information may be helpful in other situations. Topics discussed include: preparation, accessibility issues in emergency shelters, training for rescue and law enforcement workers, evacuation for wheelchair users, and communication and information dissemination.

Cyberpet

The Cyberpet web site includes Animal Disaster Preparedness, covering strategies and emergency preparedness training for animals. (This article discusses pets, not service animals).