Emergency Preparedness

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8/19/2010

Register Today for AUCD 2010

AUCD 2010 focuses on taking successes to scale through systematic efforts at expanding the scope, impact, quality, and reach of our practices. Many exciting events are in store, including highly sought-after speakers, a poster session with extended viewing hours, an evening Gala honoring Association Award winners, morning fitness events, and more. You don't want to miss this conference!

Special offer for AUCD Network members: For member LEND, UCEDD, and IDDRC program personnel and trainees, after the first five registrations, the sixth and subsequent will automatically receive a 20% discount off of the main registration fee.

Upcoming Events

2010 AUCD Annual Meeting & Conference  

"Going to Scale: Making What Works Accessible to All"

There are few greater efficiencies in our field than building on the ideas of others, learning what to do and what not to do in developing programs, and gaining invaluable insights into what works and why. Attend the 2010 AUCD Annual Meeting and Conference and share in making what works accessible to all.

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Resources

• Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs
    from http://publicaa.ansi.org
• Evacuating Populations with Special Needs - Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series
    from http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
    from http://www.redcross.org
• Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act: Questions and Answers
    from http://www.hhs.gov
• Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 301 for Special Needs Populations
    from http://www.fema.gov
• Disaster Preparedness and People with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) Website
    from http://www.aac-rerc.com
• ADA Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Justice on Sheltering for Mass Care
• Working with People with Disabilities- A Guide for Responders
• "Ready" Instructional Videos from the US Department of Homeland Security
    from http://www.ready.gov
• Accommodating People with Disabilities in Disasters: A Reference Guide to Federal Law
• Amendments to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act

  Text of the amendments to the Stafford Act of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2007 (HR 5441).

• Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Bill Talking Points

  CCD Emergency Management Task Force talking points on the disability-specific provisions of the Pos- Katrina Emergency Management Reform Bill.

  ccd emergency mgmt reform act talking points 092106.doc [download]
• Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments
    from http://www2.ku.edu