Publications
Disaster Preparedness Brochures and Tips from the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.)
- Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities
- Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities
- Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities
- Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Sensory Disabilities
Available in text and PDF formats at: Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) 
(www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=11)
Or by contacting N.O.D.'s Emergency Preparedness Initiative:
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Voice: (202) 293-5960
TTY: (202) 293-5968
Fax: (202) 293-7999
Email: ability@nod.org or epi@nod.org
Emergency Evacuation Preparedness
Taking Responsibility For Your Safety, A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
(www.cdihp.org/products.html)
This guide helps people with disabilities take responsibility and better prepare for their own safety during large or small-scale emergencies and evacuations.
Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special-Needs
(www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/20040722-10.html)
A comprehensive guide from a joint effort by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross. Includes tips on getting informed, assembling disaster kits and maintaining disaster plans and supplies. Available from your local chapter of the Red Cross or by download at:
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
From the American Red Cross Disaster Services. Designed to help people with various types of disabilities to prepare for disasters and their consequences. Complete with checklists and extra space to help you organize your own plans. Available for download: Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities (www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.pdf)
Or by contacting the American Red Cross National Headquarters:
2025 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 303-4498
An ADA Guide for Local Governments
(www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm)
Why and How to Include People with Disabilities in Your Emergency Planning Process?
(www.rtcil.org/why_and_how_to_include_all.htm)
By June Isaacson Kailes
A guide on how and why to include disability specific advisers in the emergency planning process. Phone: (785) 864-4095
Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders: Revised Edition
This guide highlights key disability concerns for officials and experts responsible for emergency planning. Available for download as a PDF: Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders (www.nod.org/resources/PDFs/epiguide2005.pdf)
Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
(www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2005/saving_lives.htm)
An overview of steps the federal government should take to build a solid and resilient infrastructure that includes people with disabilities and incorporates access to technology.
Available in alternative formats and on the National Council on Disability (NCD) web site (www.ncd.gov) or by contacting NCD at:
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
Voice: (202) 272-2004
TTY: (202) 272-2074
Fax: (202) 272-2022
New IT Publications
Two new publications from The National Center on Accessible Information Technology developed for the ADA Centers, staff and affiliates are:
- Webmaster Accessibility FAQs
- Accessible File Formats in School Environments
Two publications of interest to K-12 educators and administrators are:
- Accessible Technology-Based Instruction: First Steps for Educators
- Accessible Technology-Based Instruction: A Guide for Administrators
If you are interested in receiving any of these free documents, call: (800) 949-4232 or email: adainfo@NewEnglandADA.org
