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Success Stories

While there are some invaluable resources on emergency preparedness planning regarding persons with disabilities, how individuals, families, schools, and communities develop plans vary. However, there have been instances of innovative disability preparedness case studies, which highlight success stories on emergency preparedness planning and persons with disabilities to assist entities in developing their accessible emergency plan.

The following web sites have more information about success stories:

Please note: The Web sites listed below are not federal government websites, and may not necessarily operate under the same laws, regulations, and policies as federal websites.

• Local Planning for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
  Bay Area Emergency Preparedness Coalition for Seniors and People with Disabilities’ program on accessible emergency preparedness.
• New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability
  New Mexico Health Policy Commission
• Disabled People and Disaster Planning
  Disabled People & Disaster Planning’s (DP2) initiative on accessible disaster planning.
• Seniors & People with Disabilities
  New York City’s Office of Emergency Management accessible emergency preparedness initiative.