Emergency Preparedness | Go Back

Emergency preparedness is a major focus of activity for DCAB's Planning and ADA Coordination Unit. Recent events with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita have shown that government response systems and plans inadequately address the needs of persons with disabilities. Hawaii State Civil Defense, the DCAB, and the State Department of Health convened a workgroup to develop a plan to address emergency preparedness for people with disabilities in the State of Hawaii. The workgroup, comprised of State, county and private agencies, developed the "2009 Interagency Action Plan for Emergency Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs." This plan is a starting point and addresses the defined targeted population with a focus on sheltering. Emergency preparedness information for persons with disabilities is available at the links below.

• Get Ready: Ho'omakaukau video
• Shelter In Place video
• State of Hawaii: 2009 Interagency Action Plan on Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
  
  
  
• Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities: 2008 Agency Readiness Survey Report
  
  
  
• October Forums Report
  
  
  
• State Civil Defense Information for Persons with Disabilities
• American Red Cross, Hawaii Chapter, Information for People with Disabilities
  
• Hawaii Disability Rights Center Emergency Preparedness Forms

• Emergency Preparedness at disability.gov
• DOJ ADA Best Practices Toolkit for State and Local Government - Chapter 7
  
• Nobody Left Behind
  
• ADA - Emergency Preparedness
  
• Ready.gov
  
• FEMA - Plan, Prepare, & Mitigate
  
• disAbility Preparedness