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Functional Needs of People with Disabilities: A Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders
01/01/2009 | Requests *Summary
This Guide highlights key disability concerns to officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities. It seeks to assist them in developing plans that will take into account the needs and insights of people with disabilities before, during, and after emergencies. It also is designed to help emergency managers, planners, and responders make the best use of resources in the emergency preparedness planning process.
Author
Davis, Elizabeth; Styron, Hilary
Available Files
- Guide PDF (273K, 64 pages)
Keywords
emergency preparedness initiative; experience of disaster; evacuation planning; service animals and pets; functional needs; recovery phase; mitigation phase
Topic
Housing, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Data, Manuals, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports
Source
National Organization on Disability
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
12/01/2011
Contact
The National Organization on Disability/Emergency Preparedness Initiative
888 16th Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-5960
888 16th Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-5960
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