Resource Alert: Emergency Preparedness
The successful management of emergency situations requires advanced planning and preparation, and some of most critical aspects of an appropriate response are the safe evacuation and transport of older adults, people with disabilities, individuals living in group settings, or others who may lack access to personal transportation.
The following resources may be useful in assisting human service and transportation professionals as they develop plans to address the needs of their customers in the event of an emergency:
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs: Another Look After Katrina (PDF)
- Emergency Preparedness for Older People (PDF) (36 KB)
- The Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities and the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility co-sponsor a web site dedicated to emergency preparedness and individuals with disabilities
http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp
- National Consortium on the Coordination of Human Services Transportation
Transportation and Emergency Preparedness Checklist (PDF)(131 KB)
- National Consortium on the Coordination of Human Services Transportation
Strategies in Emergency Preparedness for Transportation-Dependent Populations (PDF)(141 KB)
- National Rural Transit Assistance Program Threat & Vulnerability Toolbox
- Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
Emergency Preparedness & Response for Vulnerable Populations (PDF)
- The Role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) In Preparing for Security Incidents and Transportation System Response
- Emergency Management Planning for Texas Transit Agencies: A Guidebook (PDF)
- Oregon Department of Transportation Case Study
Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Transportation Planning Process (PDF)
- OKI Regional Council of Governments
Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Transportation Planning Process (PDF)
- Administration on Aging: Emergency Assistance Guide (PDF)
- We Can Do Better: Lessons Learned for Protecting Older Persons in Disasters (PDF)
- HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool
- Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
- Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders (PDF)
- FEMA Disability Preparedness Information
- Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
- An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
- Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities
- Dealing with Disabilities: Tips for First Responders
- Emergency Evacuation: Safe Egress of Persons with Disabilities from Transit Systems
- Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency (Draft)
- State of Hawaii 2007 Interagency Action Plan for the Emergency Preparedness of People with Disabilities and Special Health Needs (PDF)
- Emergency Preparedness Guide for Transit Employees on the Job and at Home
- National Transit Institute Training CD-ROMS and Pocket Guides
- National Disaster Response: FEMA Should Take Action to Improve Capacity and Coordination between Government and Voluntary Sectors
- Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for Your Safety (PDF)
A Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations