Project Safe EV-AC

EVacuation and ACcommodation of People with Disabilities

   
Practical Evacuation Solutions

 

If you are looking for information on complicated accommodation situations and solutions, where to obtain assistive technology, and successful management techniques for ensuring the implementation of a thorough and accessible evacuation plan, the following publications provide resources and materials to assist you.

Community Planning

Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Disaster Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities, June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant

Special Needs Shelter, Putnam County Department of Emergency Services

Living Facilities

Are your Tenants Safe? BOMA's Guide to Security and Emergency Planning, Building Owners and Managers Association

Day Care Facilities

Protecting Our Kids From Disasters - Nonstructural Mitigation for Child Care Centers, Institute for Business & Home Safety

Day Care Facilities Emergency Planning Guide, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Nursing Homes

Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Hospitals and Nursing Homes Due to Hurricanes, GAO

Prisons

Cricial Analysis of Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Justice

Transportation

America Under Threat: Transit Responds to Terrorism, American Public Transportation Association

Emergency Evacuation: Safe Egress of Persons with Disabilities from Transit Systems, Easter Seals Project ACTION with National Organization on Disability

Emergency Management Planning for Texas Transit Agencies: A Guidebook, Texas Department of Transportation

Emergency Response Guidebook, U.S. Department of Transportation: Research and Special Programs Administration

Workplaces

Be Prepared - USDA in Forefront of Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities, Target Center - U.S. Department of Agriculture

Emergency Management Guide For Business & Industry, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities: An Interagency Seminar of Exchange for Federal Managers, Summary Report, Office of Disability Employment Policy

Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for People with Disabilities, U. S. Department of Transportation

Employer's Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans, Job Accommodation Network

Federal Response Plan, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Preparing the Workplace for Everyone: Accounting for the Needs of People with Disabilities, A Framework of Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Federal Agencies, Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness, and Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace

Assistive Technology and Equipment

Employer's Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans, Job Accommodation Network

Emergency Responders

Guide on the Special Needs of People with Disabilities for Emergency Managers, Planners, & Responders, National Organization on Disability

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Project Safe EV-AC is produced under U.S. Department of Education Grant Number H133G040318. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service or enterprise mentioned in this Web site is intended or should be inferred. This is a National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research grant.

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