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ADA Basics for Emergency Management A review of key ADA obligations applying to emergency management, including planning, preparedness, evacuation, shelters, medical and social services, lodging and housing programs, recovery, and rebuilding.
ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments A checklist that state and local government officials can use to determine if appropriate policies, procedures, plans and preparations have been made and are in place to address the needs of people with different disabilities in emergencies and disasters, consistent with the requirements of the ADA.
Emergency Shelter Checklist Emergency Shelter Checklist to help identify facilities that are good candidates for accessible emergency shelters, and the other for use in surveying emergency shelters to determine if they are accessible to people with disabilities.
The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in Emergencies and Disasters An Addendum to Chapter 7 discussing some of the key issues that emergency managers and shelter operators need to address in order to comply with the ADA when they plan for and provide shelter during emergencies and disasters.