Emergency Plans
On August 12, 2009, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released a report outlining the barriers that persons with disabilities face when disaster hits as they “are left behind when it comes to national emergency and disaster plans,” http://www.lifenews.com/bio2915.html. The NCD report is titled “Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities,” and contains several Federal recommendations as well as State, Local and Individual level interventions. The report can be found at: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2009/NCD_EmergencyManagement_HTML/EffectiveEmergencyManagement.html.
Below is a list of the documents' table of contents.
Executive Summary
Introduction
Key Terms and Acronyms
Chapter 1: Scenarios
- Hazards/Disaster Agents
- Ares of Geographic Concern
- Situational Concerns
- Type of Disability
- Implications for the Practice of Emergency Management
CHAPTER 2: Preparedness
- Introduction
- Summary of Key Findings
- Review of Scientific Literature and Technical Reports
- Preparedness in General
- Planning
- Training
- Warnings
- Evacuation Planning
- Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: Response
- Introduction
- Summary of Key Findings
- Review in Scientific Literature and Technical Reports
- Overview of Warning Receipt and Socio-behavioral Response
- Problems with Warning Receipt among People with Disabilities
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Closed Captioning
- Alternatives to Closed Captioning
- Warnings, Response, and People with Visual Disabilities or Limitations
- Warnings, Response, and Mobility and People with Cognitive Disabilities
- Technology Overview
- Technological Devices
- Evacuation
- Search and Rescue
- Shelter
- Conclusion
Chapter 4: Recovery
- Introduction
- Terms and Controversies
- Summary of Key Findings
- Review of Scientific Literature and Technical Reports
- Issues with Recovery Assistance
- Substantive Area of Concern
- Conclusion
Chapter 5: Mitigation
- Introduction
- Implications for People with Disabilities
- Summary of Key Findings
- Transforming Mitigation for People with Disabilities
- Conclusion
Chapter 6: Working with Emergency Managers
- Introduction
- Development of Emergency Management Field
- Understanding Local Emergency Management
- Creating a Cultural Shift
- Transfer of Knowledge for Emergency Managers
- Education and Training on Disability Issues for Emergency Managers
- Building a Partnership with Emergency Managers
- Recommendations for Creating a Culture of Change
Chapter 7: Working With Voluntary Organizations
- Introduction
- Types of Voluntary Organizations
- Roles of Volunteers and Voluntary Organizations in Disaster
- Disability Organizations with Experience in Disasters
- Involvement of Disability Organizations and VOlunteers with Disabilities
- Institutionalizing Disability Organization Involvement in Voluntary Efforts
- Conclusion
Chapter 8: Implications from the Research
Chapter 9: Initiatives in Progress
Chapter 10: Policy, Program, and Practice Trends
Chapter 11: Interventions
- The Obama Administration Agenda
- Additional Federal Interventions
- Start-Level Interventions
- Local-Level Interventions—Organizational
- Local-Level Interventions—Individual
- Needed Research
References
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Voluntary Organizations
Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography
Appendix D: Mission of the National Council on Disability
