A Review of Emergency Response Plans

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A Review of Emergency Response Plans

After

Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security's Civil Rights Civil

Liberties (CRCL) office conducted the Nationwide Plan Review. The review

prompted the DHS, FEMA, and other emergency agency personnel to examine their

plans for providing aid to the disability community. The results show that

there are major deficiencies in the area of emergency preparedness for people

with disabilities.

The

review evaluated demographics and legal considerations, evacuation and

transportation, communication/public information, sheltering and health

services, and exercises and training. The National Organization on Disability

is working closely with the American Red Cross and others in hopes of ensuring

a secure emergency response plan for all people, with and without disabilities.

Full

Story: National Organization on Disability, Inadequate Planning for Special

Needs Populations a Key Finding in Nationwide Plan Review, June 19, 2006.

http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage & pageID=1430 & nodeID=1 & FeatureID=1606 & redirected=1 & CFID=8237421 & CFTOKEN=80272110

For more

information: DHS Releases Review of Nationwide Catastrophic Event Preparedness,

June 16, 2006,

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5695

For more

information on emergency preparedness:

http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage & PageID=11 &

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Disability Law & Policy e-Newsletter is prepared by Editors Phoebe Ball,

J.D. (Civil Rights, Healthcare/Benefits, & Independence), J.

Kierscht, J.D. (Technology, Workforce, & Civil Rights), N. Myhill,

M.Ed., J.D. (Education, Healthcare/Benefits, & Civil Rights), and

A. , M.S., C.A.S, J.D (Education, Civil Rights, &

Healthcare/Benefits); Associate Editors Berger, is Long, Deepti

Samant, and Malloy; and W. Klein, Ph.D. (Technical Consultant).

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