DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Are you and your family prepared if a disaster -- natural or manmade -- strikes? Families of children with disabilities may need to consider if special steps should be taken to ensure their families' safety during and/or after a disaster. The following links offer information, tips, tools and resources to assist families in making emergency plans.

Web Resources

CDIHP (Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions) Evacuation Preparedness Guide
http://www.cdihp.org/evacuation/toc.html

Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children with Cognitive Disabilities
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/Sept11/addcoping.html

DisabilityResources.org Disaster Preparedness page
http://www.disabilityresources.org/DISASTER.html
Links to many sites that offer information about disaster preparedness.

Disabled People and Disaster Planning from DP2
http://www.citycent.com/dp2/
Recommendations from a Los Angeles County planning group that came together after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities and Emergency Managers
http://www.jik.com/disaster.html
An extensive and comprehensive list of websites addressing disaster preparedness for people with disabilties.

FEMA's Assisting People with Disabilities in Disasters
http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm

Independent Living Resource Center of San Francisco Emergency Preparedness page
http://www.ilrcsf.org/resources/publications.shtml
Provides preparedness information and tip sheets for people with specific disabilities.

PrepareNow.org
http://www.preparenow.org
SF Bay Area collaborative addressing issues of emergency preparedness for vulnerable populations.

Red Cross - Emergency Preparedness
http://www.prepare.org/disabilities/disabilities.htm
Includes links to information in Spanish, Chinese, Russian and many other languages.
Appendices include lists of disaster supplies, a disaster calendar and helpful forms to keep in case of a disaster.

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/11/11376/11376-11376/2902

Disaster Relief Facilities and Organizations

Bay Area Red Cross
85 Second Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, cA 94105
415/427-8000
http://www.sfbay.org

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Region IX
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 627-7100
http://www.fema.gov/regions/ix/index.shtm

Governor's Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Avenue,
Mather, California 95655
(916) 845-8911
http://www.oes.ca.gov/

COASTAL REGION (OAKLAND)
1300 Clay Street, Suite 408
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-0895
(510) 286-0877 TDD

Office of Emergency Services Earthquake Programs
Northern California
1300 Clay Street, Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-0895

Mayor's Office on Disability
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 300
San Francisco, California 94102
Voice: (415) 554-6789
TTY: (415) 554-6799
Fax: (415) 554-6159
Email: mod@sfgov.org
www.sfgov.org/sfmod

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This page was last updated: August 19, 2008

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