In an emergency, people with disabilities may face a variety of challenges in evacuating to safety....
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E. Community Evacuation and Transportation
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F. Emergency Shelter Programs
The first of these technical assistance documents – “The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in Emergencies and Disasters” is in Addendum 2 to this Chapter at www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit...
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G. Access to Social Services, Temporary Lodging or Housing, and Other Benefit Programs
State and local governments often provide social services and other benefit programs to assist people harmed by emergencies and disasters....
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H. Repairing and Rebuilding
Emergencies and disasters often damage state and local government facilities....
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I. Steps to Ensure Access for All in Emergencies and Disasters
Here are some steps you can take now to ensure that emergency management programs, services, and activities are accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities....
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Chapter 7 Addendum 1: Title II Checklist (Emergency Management)
General Emergency Management Policies and Procedures 1. ...
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Chapter 7 Addendum 2: The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in Emergencies and Disasters
Providing emergency shelter during disasters and emergencies is a basic way of carrying out this duty. Shelters are sometimes operated by government entities themselves....
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A. Advance Planning
Many of these needs cannot be met during emergencies and disasters without advance planning....
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B. Accessibility
Even the best emergency managers cannot say with certainty when an emergency will strike, how extensive the damage will be, and which shelters will remain available to house people who must...
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C. Eligibility Criteria
Emergency managers and shelter operators sometimes wrongly assume that people need to be housed in special needs or medical shelters simply because they have a disability....
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D. Reasonable Modifications
The ADA generally requires emergency managers and shelter operators to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures when necessary to avoid discrimination.9 A reasonable...
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E. Effective Communication
Advance planning is critical to ensuring effective communication during an emergency....
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F. Shelter Environment
More guidance on accessible routes is provided in the “ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters” at www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap7shelterchk.htm. ...
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G. Supplies
Emergency managers and shelter operators need to plan and make arrangements in advance so persons with disabilities can obtain emergency supplies of medications and equipment....
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H. Transitions Back to the Community
Provide people with disabilities a reasonable amount of time and assistance to locate appropriate housing.Shelters provide temporary refuge during and after an emergency until people...
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I. Other Resources
Other issues are addressed in Chapter 7 of the “ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments,” “The ADA Guide for State and Local Governments: Making Emergency Preparedness...
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Chapter 7, Addendum 3: ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
Chapter 7, Addendum 3: ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters...
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Issue: 9-1-1 Systems
When direct emergency services are not available, emergency calls for individuals with disabilities are not responded to appropriately, or in a timely manner, and in some instances, not...
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Accessible AlertSanDiego
Accessible AlertSanDiego for American Sign Language (ASL) provides emergency notifications to residents of San Diego County who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, and deaf/blind before, during...
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Community Emergency Planning Toolkit
Learn about how New York City plans for hazards and how your community can create its own emergency plan. What is in this toolkit?...
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Emergency Planning for People with Access and Functional Needs
This report serves as a tool for New York City residents and emergency planners representing government and nonprofit sectors....
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Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit For People with Disabilities
Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit For People with Disabilities Oregon Office on Disability & Health (OODH) Oregon Institute of Disability & Development (OIDD) Center on Community...
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Emergency Readiness for People with Disabilities
Emergency Readiness for People with Disabilities For the 57 million Americans with disabilities, medical emergencies and natural disasters present real challenges....
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FEMA Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters
The purpose of this document is to provide planning guidance that can be incorporated into existing shelter plans to State emergency managers and shelter planners to meet access and functional...