Access to resources in disaster is especially important for people with disabilities, who are disproportionately impacted by emergencies and disasters.
Here are some resources we recommend for people with disabilities, organizations, and emergency planning and response managers.
Resources from the World Institute on Disability
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Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies US-based organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises. (WHO): Disability considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak World Health Organization's page on Disability considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
Preparing for Hospitalization During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Checklist for People with Disabilities June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant
CDC: Releases New ASL Videos on Covid-19 emergency prep download video
Nursing Homes
Spanish
Guidance for People with Disabilities in the face of COVID-19 in the Americas and the Caribbean United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
- Redy.gov Website in Spanish
Elder Abuse
Global
Disasters
Disability Inclusion in Disaster Risk Management
Ready.gov Website
- Redy.gov Website in Spanish
Ready.gov Individuals with Disabilities
- Emergency Power Planning for People Who Use Electricity and Battery Dependent Assistive Technology and Medical Devices
Emergency PreparednessTools and Guidelines
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Disability
Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion Act and Disaster Relief Medicaid Act
United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Website
Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs in Emergencies
- Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Mutual Aid Hub
IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
AARP Community Connections
DREDF International Laws
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Website
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD
Filling with Office for Civil Rights
Disability Rights Section of the US Department of Justice
Climate Change
COVID-19
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): COVID-19 Resource – Key advocacy messages, questions to ask on inclusion and signpost to resources to learn more (PDF) IDA covid resources (PDF)
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response: 10 recommendations (PDF)
Social Distancing and Crip Survival: A Disability Centered Response to COVID-19 from Sins Invalid
Disability Justice and COVID-19 Resources NYU Center for Disability Studies
- Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies US-based organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises.
CDC: Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness
Call to Action sign-on form To sign on to the COVID-19 Call to Action, fill out the Call to Action sign-on form
- CDC: Releases New ASL Videos on Covid-19 emergency prep download video
list of signatories to the Call to Action View list of signatories to the Call to Action
Open letter to Vice President Mike Pence Open letter to Vice President Mike Pence
- Disability Rights International (DRI) Survey that gathered data on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to people with disabilities.
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Preventing Discrimination in the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients: The Illegality of Medical Rationing on the Basis of Disability
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Bulletin March 28, 2020– Civil Rights, HIPAA, and the Coronavirus Disease
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws
ONG Inclusiva: First International Survey on People with Disabilities and COVID-19 (PDF)
Geographic
United States
- Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies US-based organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises.
- Disability Rights International (DRI) Survey that gathered data on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to people with disabilities.
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): Know Your Rights COVID-19 video series Know Your Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- CDC: Releases New ASL Videos on Covid-19 emergency prep download video
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International
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): COVID-19 Resource – Key advocacy messages, questions to ask on inclusion and signpost to resources to learn more (PDF) IDA covid resources (PDF)
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response: 10 recommendations (PDF)
National
- Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies US-based organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises.
- Disability Rights International (DRI) Survey that gathered data on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to people with disabilities.
- CDC: Releases New ASL Videos on Covid-19 emergency prep download video
Regional
State
Connecticut State Independent Living Council Facebook page for CTSILC
Disability Rights Connecticut
City
Planning
Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction - a whole communty action
Disaster Preparedness Guides for Persons with Disabilities
- Redy.gov Website in Spanish
- Emergency Registries for People with Access and Functional Needs
- Emergency Power Planning for People Who Use Electricity and Battery Dependent Assistive Technology and Medical Devices
- Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
- FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD
Response
Access to Emergency Information on Television
- Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD
Recovery
- Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD
Media
Disability-Specific
Know Your Rights
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): COVID-19 Resource – Key advocacy messages, questions to ask on inclusion and signpost to resources to learn more (PDF) IDA covid resources (PDF)
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response: 10 recommendations (PDF)
- Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Advocacy
- Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies US-based organization focused solely on the rights and needs of people with disabilities throughout disasters, emergencies, and crises.
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): COVID-19 Resource – Key advocacy messages, questions to ask on inclusion and signpost to resources to learn more (PDF) IDA covid resources (PDF)
- International Disability Alliance (IDA): Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response: 10 recommendations (PDF)
Support for Institutions
For Educators
Videos
- CDC: Releases New ASL Videos on Covid-19 emergency prep download video
Research
- Disability Rights International (DRI) Survey that gathered data on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to people with disabilities.
Legal
Accessibility
Community Living
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies: COVID-19 Community-Wide Resources (Google Doc) Comprehensive and continuously-updated Google Doc of various resources and organizations related to COVID-19 and disability advocacy.
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