Research and Training Center on Independent Living

Emergency Preparedness Trainings and Resources
for People with Disabilities

Disasters disproportionately affect people who are unable to physically escape them. Census figures suggest that at least one in six Americans is at increased risk of injury or death in emergency situations by virtue of his or her disability.

The RTC/IL produces a variety of educational materials to help people prepare for all hazards, and has investigated the results of disasters to lay a groundwork for more effective responses to new crises. Please visit the linked pages to learn more about these resources.

Websites

• Disability Prepared
• Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments
  
  

Online Trainings & Webcasts

• Planning for Disaster-Related Risk and Functional Needs of People with Disabilities: Train-The-Trainer
• Animal Emergency Preparedness
• Ready, Willing and Able

Publications

• The Prepared Lifestyle
• Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Persons with Disabilities
• Map Your Neighborhood
• Disaster Preparedness Checklists: Individual and Community