• Accessibility Toolkit for People with Disabilities to Use Social Media in Emergencies
  Accessibility Reference Group
• Community Planning Toolkit for State Emergency Preparedness Managers
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Disability Preparedness
  Disability.gov
• Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities (PDF, 900 KB)
  National Fire Protection Association
• Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities
  Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Emergency Preparedness: Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities (PDF, 900 KB)
  National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
• Evacuation Preparedness Guide
  Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions, Western University of Health Sciences
• Fire Safety for People with Disabilities
  U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA
• Training Program on Emergency Preparedness for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
  Westchester Institute for Human Development
• Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities (PDF, 3,613 KB)
  Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• Preparing Makes Sense for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
  Ready.gov
• People with Disabilities
  National Fire Protection Association
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs (PDF, 731 KB)
  American Red Cross
• People with Disabilities and their Caregivers
  U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA
• Resources on Emergency Evacuation and Disaster Preparedness
  U.S. Access Board
• World Disasters Report 2007 - Focus on discrimination (PDF, 3.8 MB)
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

• Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults
  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Disaster Planning Tips for Older Adults and their Families (PDF, 105 KB)
  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Disaster Prepaedness for Seniors
  State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs
• Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors (PDF, 521 KB)
  American Red Cross
• Emergency Assistance Guide (PDF, 81 KB)
  U.S. Administration on Aging
• Emergency Preparedness Tips for Older Adults
  American Geriatrics Society
• Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Needs of Older Persons in Disaster Situations in the Caribbean (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Just In Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers (PDF, 874 KB)
  U.S. Administration on Aging
• Nursing Home Emergency Prepardedness and Response During Recent Hurricanes (PDF, 1.2 MB)
  Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
• Older Adults and Fire (PDF, 131 MB)
  U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA
• Older Americans (PDF, 545 KB)
  FEMA

• Emergency Warnings for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  National Weather Radio
• Special-needs NOAA Weather Radio for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• What to Do In an Emergency
  American Association of the Deaf-Blind

• Emergency Preparedness and People Who are Blind and Visually Impaired: A Handbook for the Consumer
  (Microsoft Word document)
  American Council of the Blind

• Epilepsy and Seizure Response for First Responders
  Epilepsy Foundation of America
• Guidance for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for HIV-Infected Residents Displaced from Disaster Areas: Essential Information for Managing HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy (PDF, 53 KB)
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  (Panels that develop AIDS treatment guidelines)
• Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning and Responding to Emergencies: A Tool Kit (PDF, 438.4 KB)
  National Consensus Panel on Emergency Prepardness and Cultural Diversity
• Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations in Emergency Response
  Public Health - Seattle and King County, Washington State
• Tips For First Responders
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Disabilities

• Disaster or Emergency Preparedness Plan for Women
  National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Gender and Disaster Sourcebook
  Gender and Disaster Network
• Gender, Women and Health. Gender and Disaster
  World Health Organization
• Gender Perspective: Working Together for Disaster Risk Reduction. Good Practices and Lessons Learned
  International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, United Nations
• The IASC Handbook for Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action
  World Health Organization

• How Midwives Can Prepare Their Practice for Disaster
  American College of Nurse-Midwives
• Prepare for a Disaster: Pregnancy
  March of Dimes
• Prepare for a Disaster: Information for anyone caring for a newborn
  March of Dimes

• 2010 Report to the President and Congress
  National Commission on Children and Disasters
• Children and Disasters
  American Academy of Pediatrics
• Coping with Crisis - Helping Children with Special Needs
  National Association of School Psychologists
• Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs
  American Academy of Pediatrics
• Helping Children Cope with Crisis: A Guide for African American Parents
  U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Ready Kids
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day (PDF, 1.54 MB)
  National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Diabetes: Tips for Emergency Preparedness
  American Diabetes Association
• Diabetes Disaster Preparedness (PDF, 210 KB)
  Division of Family Health Services, State of New Jersey
• Diabetes Care During Natural Disasters, Emergencies, and Hazards
  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Tribal Prepardedness for Emergencies and Disasters
  National Library of Medicine

• Emergency Managers Tool Kit: Meeting the Needs of Latino Communities
  National Council of La Raza

• Emergency and Community Health Outreach
  Emergency and Community Health Outreach
• Emergency Preparedness Resources
  Center for Multicultural Health, Utah Department of Health
• Emergencies
  Healthy Roads Media
• Other Languages
  FEMA
• Multilingual Health Information for Refugees and their Health Providers
  Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
• Translated Materials: Brochure/Handout
  National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

• Preparación para casos de desastre para personas con discapacidad y otras necesidades especiales (PDF, 8 MB)
  Cruz Roja Americana
• Preparación para Enfrentar Catástrofes
  Especialmente Dedicato a Personas de Edad Avanzada y Realizado por Personas de Edad Acanzada
  Cruz Roja Americana
• Seguridad contra incendios para personas con discapacidad
  La Seguridad de Fuego, FEMA

• Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Response
  National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

• Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities in the Provision of Disaster Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services
  FEMA
• At-Risk Populations in Emergencies: A Review of State and Local Stories, Tools, and Practices (PDF, 792 KB)
  Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• Barriers to and Facilitators of Effective Risk Communication among Hard-to-Reach Populations in the Event of a Bioterrorist Attack or Outbreak (PDF, 1.23 MB)
  This 2004 report discusses barriers as well as preferred communication channels across Hispanic, African American, Asian American, and Native American populations. Various appendixes provide tools for structuring interviews and developing questionnaires as well as supplementary demographic information by region.
  Texas Department of Health and State Services
• Culturally-Specific Populations Emergency Communications Project: Synthesis Chart (PDF, 80 KB)
  This matrix presents in depth results of a pilot study conducted by the Northwest Oregon Health Preparedness Organization. The tables display findings from a survey that examined barriers and facilitators to emergency preparedness and response activities by distinct cultural group. Findings on issues such as trust in government and communication needs are broken down by specific racial and ethnic communities.
  Northwest Oregon Health Preparedness Organization
• Emergency Readiness Resources
  American Hospital Association
• Functional Needs of People with Disabilities: A Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners and Responders (PDF, 166 KB)
  National Organization on Disability
• HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool
  Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs
  Accessible to People with Disabilities: An ADA Guide for Local Governments
  U.S. Department of Justice
• National Disaster Life Support Program
  American Medical Association
• National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

• Effective Emergency Preparedness Planning: Addressing the Needs of Employees with Disabilities
  Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
• Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities in Office Occupancies (PDF, 1.25 MB)
  U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA
• Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
  Job Accommodation Network

• Executive Order: Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
  The White House

• Hurricane Katrina Bulletin: HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations (PDF, 30 KB)
  Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Lessons Learned From the World Trade Center Disaster:
  Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities in New York (PDF, 355 KB)
  Center for Independence of the Disabled
• The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on People with Disabilities:
  A Look Back and Remaining Challenges
  National Council on Disability
• We Can Do Better: Lessons Learned for Protecting Older Persons in Disasters (PDF, 474 KB)
  American Association of Retired Persons

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

• Disasters Topic Index
• Coping with Disasters
• Disaster Preparation and Recovery
• Man-Made Disasters
  
  • Biodefense and Bioterrorism
  • Chemical Emergencies
  • Radiation Emergencies
• Natural Disasters
  
  • Earthquakes
  • Fires
  • Floods
  • Hurricanes
  • Tornadoes
  • Tsunamis
  • Volcanoes
  • Winter Weather Emergencies

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature

• Disabled persons and disaster preparation