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Resources

Functional Needs

DHS:

http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1858-25045-8226/personal_assistance_services_fact_sheet_rp9580_210.pdf

DISABILITY.GOV:

DOJ:

ADA http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/toolkitmain.htm#pcatoolkitch7

And Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities

http://www.ada.gov/emergencyprep.htm
  • DOJ Statement of Interest, CALIF, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
http://www.ada.gov/briefs/calif_interest_br.pdf
http://www.ada.gov/brooklyn-cil-brief.doc
  • New York City Opinion and Order
http://www.dralegal.org/sites/dralegal.org/files/casefiles/order_2.pdf

DOL:

HUD:

FCC:

HHS:

US ACCESS BOARD:

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY:

STATES:

  • California Office of Emergency Services- Office for Access and Functional Needs
http://www.calema.ca.gov/ChiefofStaff/Pages/Access-and-Functional-Needs.aspx

eLearning:

  • Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction- A Whole Community Action
http://www.maketherightreal.net/learning

INTERNATIONAL:

  • Five Actions for Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Management
https://www.gfdrr.org/en/publication/five-actions-disability-inclusive-disaster-risk-management
  • Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management – Promising practices and opportunities for enhanced engagement  April 30, 2018
https://www.gfdrr.org/en/publication/disability-inclusion-disaster-risk-management-0
http://www.cbm.org/article/downloads/54741/Guidance_Note_on_Disability_and_Emergency_Risk_Management_for_Health.pdf

VIDEOS:

  • Portlight/ Partnership for Disaster Strategies Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Response
https://www.facebook.com/rootedinrights/videos/1530404470381837/
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/118707
http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/107685
  • “We Prepare Every Day” Public Service Announcement
    • Open captions, CDI and audio description:
http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/107818
  • Open Captions and CDI, no audio description:
http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/107810
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/eprep/webinar2013.shtml

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS:

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