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2-1-1/CAN Resource Data Record Sharing Project Final Report

This project's purpose was to further the Coordinated Assistance Network's (CAN) operations by advancing new and existing relationships between CAN and 2-1-1/I&R's. The project's theoretical basis was that case managers who use CAN to serve disaster survivor clients will do a better job serving them if disaster-related resource data records are available in the same database they use to share client information, CAN's database. This link opens a PDF document.
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Access to Emergency Alerts for People with Disabilities

Guidelines and policies for making emergency notifcations accessible to people with sensory disabilities (people who are deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind).
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Accessible Emergency Transportable Housing

Report containing recommendations on the design and construction of emergency transportable housing subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA).
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Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education

Department of Education report on the need for emergency management on college campuses and how to develop and implement an emergency management plan. The report includes information about the importance of incorporating provisions for people with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.
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Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Persons with Disabilities

Report funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) on the major barriers faced during Hurricane Katrina by centers for independent living (CILs) and emergency managers in responding to the needs of people with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.

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Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities & People with Disabilities

The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report calling on federal, state and local authorities to make sweeping changes in emergency management practices for people with disabilities.
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Emergency Management Research & People with Disabilities

This guide provides a description of research projects funded by the federal government and nonfederal entities, research recommendations that have come out of conferences on emergency management and disability, and a bibliography of relevant research publications. This link opens a PDF document.
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Emergency Preparedness Atlas

The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) sponsored preparation of this atlas to support local/regional planning and response efforts in the event of a bioterrorism or other public health emergency. The atlas contains case studies illustrating how nursing homes may be used to accommodate a surge of patients in six states. There are maps of selected health care facilities for all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
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Emergency Preparedness Conference Materials

Executive summary, conference report and other materials from the Conference on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities, held in September 2004. The conference was sponsored by the by The National Capital Region, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Organization on Disability.
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Recommendations for Responding to the Needs of Mental Health Consumers During a Disaster

Report on a meeting sponsored by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). The meeting brought together mental health consumers, policymakers, providers, and others involved in the disaster response community to develop recommendations for improving disaster responses for people with mental illnesses. This link opens a PDF document.
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Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning

A report from the National Council on Disability (NCD) which looks at the experiences of people with disabilities and how their access to disaster services could be improved by including them in emergency management planning.
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Testimony by the Chairman of the National Council on Disability (NCD) on Emergency Preparedness for People with Special Needs

Jonathan M. Young, NCD Chairman, testified on June 15, 2010 before the U.S. House of Representatives' Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response. His testimony, Caring for Special Needs During Disasters: What's Being Done for Vulnerable Populations?, highlighted three main ways to improve our nation's preparedness and response for people with disabilities during an emergency. Among the Chairman's key points is that people with disabilities must be involved in emergency planning. For more information read Marcie Roth's testimony as well as NCD's report Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities.

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The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina & Rita on People with Disabilities

Report from the National Council on Disability (NCD) that provides an analysis of the evacuation and rescue, disaster recovery and rebuilding efforts, and recommendations to guide the federal government and other emergency planners in the event of another natural disaster. This link opens a PDF format.

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