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Earthquake Country Alliance documents, videos, and graphics for seniors and people with disabilities. Resources available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian/Farsi, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

This resource directory is designed to help community advocates working in the fields of crime victim assistance, disability services, law enforcement, and allied professions improve their response to victims with disabilities. Subject listings in the side bar provide quick access to specific sections of the directory. Subject listings include, but are not limited to: new resources, accessibility… (read more)

This study set out to investigate the current state of campus sexual assault programs and policies and uncovered multiple barriers to students with disabilities, from reporting crime to receiving needed assistance afterward. The report includes recommendations for Congress, federal agencies, and colleges to improve reporting requirements, training, and policies and procedures to better serve… (read more)

The purpose of this on-line video library is to provide a single, easy to search source in which individuals, agencies and organizations can access Just In Time Disaster Training videos.  The videos found in this library cover disaster related mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery training for a wide variety of areas.

The Arc is a national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. They encompass all ages and more than 100 different diagnoses including autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and various other developmental disabilities. The Arc works with its federation of state and local chapters to create an… (read more)

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared both mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation… (read more)

Students or staff with access and functional needs (AFN) are those who need accommodations and modifications due to a temporary or permanent condition that limits their ability to take some actions in the event of an emergency. An access or a functional need may be due to physical, sensory, behavioral, mental health, intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disabilities; chronic conditions;… (read more)

The Personal Emergency Evacuation Planning Checklist is provided as part of the Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities. This checklist can be used by building services managers and people with disabilities to design a personalized evacuation plan. To personalize the form, and add the appropriate information specific to… (read more)

NFPA's guide provides information on the five general categories of disabilities (mobility, visual, hearing, speech, and cognitive) and the four elements of evacuation information that occupants need: notification, way finding, use of the way, and assistance. It also includes a checklist that building services managers and people with disabilities can use… (read more)

The Pacific ADA Center offers webinars on a variety of subjects under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They offer webinars on ADA topics individually or in a series and can create customized webinars and trainings for your campus or group upon request. Archived webinars are available on the ADA Presentations website. All webinars offered have real-time closed captioning for persons who… (read more)