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Emergency Preparedness Resources
 

Tip Sheets for First Responders and Texas Resources for Services and Supports:
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Texas Guide to Supports & Services for Individuals with Disabilities and their Families Affected by Disasters (PDF)

DPC Hurricane Study Final Report (revised 2006-09-19), with introduction letter from Amber McCarthy, Chair.
DSHS Hurricane Response Report (2006-06-15)
Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety - Tips for People with Activity Limitations and Disabilities. written for Los Angeles County Emergency Survival Program, posted 05/02/2006
Serving and Protecting All by Applying Lessons Learned,Including People with Disabilities and Seniors in Disaster Services, (March 2006), June Kailes and California Foundation for Independent Living, posted 05/02/2006
Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning, National Council on Disability, 2005
Disaster Services and Special Needs: Term of Art or Meaningless Term? June Kailes, 2005
Why We Don't Prepare, by AMANDA RIPLEY/ BOULDER, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, Time Magazine -An excellent and thought provoking article.

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