This website from the Red Cross gives suggestions on how to prepare for emergencies and natural disasters for people who have physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities.

This website gives people with disabilities, shelter managers and rescue workers information about how to prepare for a disaster such as an earthquake (grade level 12).

Emergency Preparedness for persons with disabilities, their families and support networks. Covers specific individual preparedness for people with disabilities and activity limitations and content includes:

• Guides
• Hazard Specific
• Lessons Documented
• Specific Functional Need Focus
• Forms, Checklists, Tools, Samples, etc.
• Videos
• General Preparedness Information

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, NOD launched the Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) to ensure that emergency managers address disability concerns and that people with disabilities are included in all levels of emergency preparedness including planning, response, and recovery.

EPI has since become a nationally recognized leader in emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and special needs through the delivery of national outreach, education, and awareness programs. Additionally, EPI offers training programs to ensure that preparedness officials across the country include people with disabilities in their emergency planning, preparation, response and recovery activities at the community level. EPI works to ensure that people with disabilities take an active role in emergency plan development and practice before, during, and after emergencies.

The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) offers these suggestions to keep in mind when making emergency preparations addressing people with disabilities.

The National Organization on Disability (NOD) provides the latest in disability news, information, and resources. NOD has a number of programs running dealing with issues such as employment, emergency preparedness and disability in the community.

Ready.gov is the Department of Homeland Security's public website on emergency preparedness. The section on making an emergency kit includes checklists for special needs items for infants, the elderly, and people with disabilities.