Disaster Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities

Below are links to websites providing resource materials and printable manuals to help families and first responders prepare for natural disasters. Please share these resources and materials with family, friends, schools and first responders in your community.

FEMA
Assisting People with Disabilities in a Disaster http://www.fema.gov/rrr/assistf.shtm

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


Red Cross
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.html

Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities, PDF http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.pdf

Helping Children Cope with Disasters (A449) (FEMA 478)Find tips on how to help your child to cope with disaster. http://www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/preparedness/A4499.pdf

Other Publications and Resources
"Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety - A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations,"
http://www.cdihp.org/products.html http://www.nod.org
http://www.prepare.org/text/disabilities/medicalTX.htm
http://www.ilrcsf.org/Publications/prepared/pdf/Emergency_Preparedness.pdf

Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities and Emergency Managers,
http://www.jik.com/disaster.html

Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI), National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=11


Please make a donation which will assist the autism community at:

National Autism Association
www.nationalautismassociation.org

Unlocking Autism
www.unlockingautism.org

Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org


For more information and resources on autism, please visit:
www.AutismConcepts.com.