Being prepared for emergencies of any kind often comes down to planning and anticipating yours and your family’s needs when daily life gets disrupted. As a disaster can dramatically affect your activities, personal emergency preparedness is essential.

This page offers a selection of emergency preparedness and responses resources, including ones for people with disabilities.

You may also reach out to your ADA Regional Center to obtain specific information about emergency preparedness in your region.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Administration for Community Living (ACL) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resource Page
• Southeast ADA Center Coronavirus Resource Page
• The Southeast ADA Center Recursos en español sobre coronavirus
• CDC Videos on COVID19 in ASL
• ADA at Work: Covid-19 Webinar
• ODEP Coronavirus Information & Resources Webpage
• DOL Coronavirus Resources
• Google COVID‑19 Information & Resources
• Disability:IN COVID-19 Response Series

National resources

U.S. Federal resources

• American Red Cross Safe and Well
• Emergency Response Resources: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services – Administration for Community Living
• Eldercare Locator: Administration for Community Living
• Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
  • Disaster Preparedness Resources
  • Disaster Recovery Resources
  • Mental Health Crisis Resources

FEMA

• FEMA.gov website
• Twitter @FEMA
• Twitter @Readygov
• FEMA Mobile App
• Videos: FEMA Frequently Asked Questions [ASL, captioned – YouTube]
• Video: We prepare everyday PSA [Captioned – YouTube]
• Emergency Preparedness Materials (Families, Pets, Seniors, Disabled, Businesses)
• FEMA – Individual Assistance
• People with Disabilities, Access & Functional Needs – FEMA Resources
• Disaster Assistance – FEMA

En español recursos

Emergency Resources from ADA Region Centers 

• Southeast ADA Center’s Emergency Preparedness & Severe Weather Resources
• Southeast ADA Center’s Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Resources
• Pacific ADA Center’s Emergency Preparedness Publications & Resources
• Pacific ADA Center’s webinars on Emergency Preparedness Training
• Mid-Atlantic ADA Center’s Emergency and Disaster Resources

ADA National Network Emergency Preparedness Factsheets

Weather and disaster specific resources

Severe weather

• Severe Weather: Be Ready & Informed
• Snowstorms: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Winter Weather
• Extreme Heat: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Extreme Heat
• Thunderstorms and Lightning: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Lightning

Earthquake

• Earthquakes: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Earthquakes

Wildfire

• National Interagency Fire Center
• WiIldfires: Be Ready & Informed
• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)- Wildfires

Hurricane/tornado

• National Hurricane Center (NHC – NOAA)
  • Facebook: National Weather Service (NWSNHC)
  • Twitter @NWSNHC – National Hurricane Center
  • Twitter @NHC_TAFB – Tropical Analysis & Forecast Branch
• Hurricanes: Be Ready & Informed
• HurricaneStrong – Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
• Tornados: be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Tornados

Flood/tsunami

• Floods: be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Floods
• Center for Disease Control: Tsunami
• Tsunami: be Ready & Informed

Household emergencies

• Home Fires: Be Ready & Informed
• Household Chemical Emergencies: Be Ready & Informed
• Power Outages: Be Ready & Informed

Volcano/landslide/avalanche

• Volcanos: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Volcanos
• Landslide and Debris Flow: Be Ready & Informed
• Center for Disease Control: Landslides and Mudslides
• Avalanche: Be Ready & Informed