Physically Disabled
This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This multilingual website provides a wealth of information to help San Francisco Bay Area residents prepare for emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
This audio presentation discusses emergency plans, decontamination, and hazardous material drills for people who are deaf whose primary language is American Sign Language, individuals with physical disabilities whose primary language is English, and people whose primary language is Spanish and who have limited or no English.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Emergency Decision Making, Chemical, Radiation, Terrorism
Language(s): English
This study analyzed the individual preparedness of people in Los Angeles County following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax attacks.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a check list of activities for people with communication and speech related disabilities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with physical disabilities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with mobility disabilities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with visual disabilities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people who own service animals to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated brochure provides information for individuals with physical disabilities and their families to that assure that the necessary precautions are taken to accommodate their specific needs in the case of an emergency.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai
This comprehensive guide serves as a resource for individuals with physical disabilities to facilitate the development of a well rounded emergency response plan. This resource is available in both English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This research article is the result of surveys and interviews which were conducted in Houston shelters following Hurricane Katrina to develop a socioeconomic and demographic profile of evacuees and their experiences.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This 28-page booklet, which is available in multiple languages, provides information about how Floridians should prepare for natural and man-made emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Croatian, Serbian, Haitian Creole
This guide to emergency preparedness is targeted to those living in Montgomery County, Maryland to prepare for emergencies and is available in a wide variety of languages upon request.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, French, Farsi
PrepareNow.org provides tools, expertise and access to resources to assist disaster planning for individuals with special needs, including those who are physically disabled or have limited English proficiency (LEP).
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese
This translated fact sheet is designed for people with psychical disabilities to provide a checklist of activities for collecting emergency documents to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated fact sheet is design for people with physical disabilities and provides a checklist of activities for creating an emergency health information card to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish