Resources for Individuals
Alert OC
AlertOC is a mass notification system designed to keep Orange County residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain community events. By registering with AlertOC, time-sensitive voice messages from the County or City in which you live or work may be sent to your home, cell or business phone.
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American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness for Seniors
Quick tips for people with disabilities and seniors.
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Prepare.org
Brought to you by the American Red Cross and other community-based organizations to help you and your family prepare for natural and human-caused disasters, Prepare.org contains information designed to assist people with disabilities and medical concerns to prepare for disasters.
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Prepare Yourself: Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities
To be better prepared as a nation, we all must do our part to plan for disasters. All individuals, with or without disabilities, can decrease the impact of a disaster by taking steps to prepare BEFORE an event occurs. Check out this pamphlet for useful tips and resources on how to prepare for disasters, or one of the following pamphlets that give disaster readiness tips specific to different types of disabilities.
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Ready America: Emergency Supply Checklist
Tips on emergency preparedness. Brought to you by Homeland Security Ready campaign, the following information is helpful in preparing you or your loved ones for any emergency.
Resources for Service Providers
CARD- Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters
CARD helps service providers get prepared, stay prepared and be better able to keep staff and clients calm, safe and ready to respond appropriately in an emergency.
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Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
A plethora of additional links excellent for service providers.
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Disability Preparedness
Provides resource information and links to preparedness tools for people with disabilities including: Personal Preparedness Planning, Emergency Managers, Responders, Service and Care Providers, and how to Get Involved in your Community.
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EPI Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders
The Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders.
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Ofice for Access and Functional Needs
The purpose of OAFN is to identify the needs of people with disabilities before, during and after a disaster and to integrate disability needs and resources into all aspects of emergency management systems.
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Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
A comprehensive preparation booklet for agencies or caregivers that deal with people with disabilities and other special needs
Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs (PDF)
Ready.gov - Seniors
Ready America site provides information and links on how to put together an emergency kit, how to build your emergency network and other resources.
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