The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnership) is the only national membership organization with a mission of equal access to emergency and disaster programs before, during and after disasters for people with disabilities. We are the nation’s experts on disability rights, accessibility and inclusion throughout all phases of disaster operations.
Our members represent disability organizations in every congressional district in the country, and our member organizations and their affiliates operate in virtually every US community.
We know that community resilience is only possible when planning, response and recovery is accessible to all and includes people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs as key members of community preparedness and resilience initiatives, before, during and after disasters.
The Partnership’s Disaster Hotline provides information, referrals, guidance, technical assistance and resources to people with disabilities, their families, allies, organizations assisting disaster impacted individuals with disabilities and others seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs.
The Disaster Hotline is always available for intake calls, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at (800) 626-4959 and info@disasterstrategies.org. We will have our knowledgeable team respond to your call as soon as possible, often immediately, and we intend to respond to all callers within 24 hours.
Our hotline team is led by experts on the many issues affecting people with disabilities in disasters and strategies for meeting those immediate needs. We can provide accessible and multilingual information to callers, including via videophone for Deaf callers, upon request to info@disasterstrategies.org.
Issues we provide information, guidance and referrals for:
Urgent disability related disaster response referrals
Prevention of institutionalization during and after disasters
Applying for, understanding and navigating FEMA and other federal, state and local government emergency and disaster programs and services
Disability rights before, during and after disasters
Accessible and actionable emergency information
Building and neighborhood evacuation
Accessible transportation · Sheltering and temporary housing
Disaster housing programs
Alternatives to “special needs” and “medical” sheltering and “special needs” and “voluntary” registries
Health maintenance
Health care access
Disability accommodations in disasters
Repair, replacement and loaned durable medical equipment, disability supplies, and assistive devices
Returning home, school, work and community after a disaster
Navigating disaster recovery initiatives
Disaster funding
The Disaster Hotline is available to:
Disaster impacted individuals with disabilities, their families and allies
Disability advocacy and services organizations
Community organizations seeking to assist disaster impacted individuals with disabilities
Government and non-government representatives from emergency management, public health, medical, private sector, business, voluntary organizations active in disasters, faith-based, elected officials and others seeking to assist individuals with disabilities and disaster-impacted communities
Hotline
Disaster Hotline
+1 (800) 626-4959
info@disasterstrategies.org
www.disasterstrategies.org
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnership) is the only national membership organization with a mission of equal access to emergency and disaster programs before, during and after disasters for people with disabilities.
We are the nation’s experts on disability rights, accessibility and inclusion throughout all phases of disaster operations.
Our members represent disability organizations in every congressional district in the country, and our member organizations and their affiliates operate in virtually every US community.
We know that community resilience is only possible when planning, response and recovery is accessible to all and includes people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs as key members of community preparedness and resilience initiatives, before, during and after disasters.
The Partnership’s Disaster Hotline provides information, referrals, guidance, technical assistance and resources to people with disabilities, their families, allies, organizations assisting disaster impacted individuals with disabilities and others seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs.
The Disaster Hotline is always available for intake calls, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at (800) 626-4959 and info@disasterstrategies.org. We will have our knowledgeable team respond to your call as soon as possible, often immediately, and we intend to respond to all callers within 24 hours.
Our hotline team is led by experts on the many issues affecting people with disabilities in disasters and strategies for meeting those immediate needs. We can provide accessible and multilingual information to callers, including via videophone for Deaf callers, upon request to info@disasterstrategies.org.
Issues we provide information, guidance and referrals for:
· Sheltering and temporary housing
The Disaster Hotline is available to: