Federal Law
This document summarizes the legal code 5197h which promotes emergency preparedness research and training for minority communities and provides guidelines as to how funding should be allocated.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English
This website provides data and GIS maps on demographics and public transportation in 20 metropolitan regions.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This is a reference outlining The Stafford Act; a new federal mandate that requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to plan for populations with limited English proficiency (LEP) in disasters.
Subtopics: Language Access Services
Language(s): English
This manual provides a framework and operational guidelines for a human rights-based approach to disaster relief efforts which recognize the culturally specific needs of diverse populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
This 2005 CRS report for Congress provides an overview of legislation which states the conditions that need to be met for immigrants to be eligible for disaster services.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This memorandum provides a table of disaster-related assistance programs for individuals and the eligibility status for qualified aliens, non-immigrants, and unqualified aliens.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
Section 616 on page 63 of this document provides specific federal guidance on incorporating populations with limited English proficiency (LEP) in emergency planning and response.
Subtopics: Language Access Services
Language(s): English