Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief for People with Disabilities and Older Adults

• Disasters Are Always Inclusive: Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Emergency Situations
  The Bonn Declaration (Nov. 7-8, 2007)
• Disability Considerations in Disaster Relief and Rebuilding: Guidance for Funders
• Guidance for Funders: Annotated Bibliography of Selected Resources

Resources

• www.disability911.org - Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities
• Principles and Guidelines for Emergency Preparedness
• Readiness Checklist for People with Disabilities (prepared by Ohio Legal Rights Service)
• Bridge Multimedia
  Emergency Info Online
• June Isaacson Kailes
  www.jik.com/disaster.html
• Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (www.cdihp.org) and June Isaacson Kailes
  Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for Your Safety
• Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for Your Safety (this is a different publication than the above; from espfocus.org)
• Center for Disability and Special Needs Preparedness
  www.disabilitypreparedness.org
• The National Organization on Disability (NOD)
  • Emergency Preparedness Initiative
  • Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities (text and PDF formats)
  • Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities (text and PDF)
  • Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Sensory Disabilities (text and PDF)
  • Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities (text and PDF)
  • Disaster Readiness Tips for Owners of Pets of Service Animals (text and PDF)
  • Emergency Preparedness Research Paper Directory

Specific Issues in Recovery

• Mesothelioma & Asbestos Abatement Center
  www.maacenter.org/