ADA Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Justice on Sheltering for Mass Care

January 8, 2008

On January 8 and 9, the National Organization on Disability hosted a national conference dedicated to addressing the emergency preparedness needs of individuals with all types of disabilities.

Following are some resources from that conference.

• Prepared Remarks of Olegario V. Cantos, VIII, Esq.
• Prepared Remarks of Dov Lutzker, Esq.
• DOJ guidelines on the ADA and Emergency Management, from Chapter 7 of the "ADA Best Practices For State and Local Government Toolkit"
  • Chapter 7 Addendum 1: a checklist that helps state and local governments assess their EP plans, policies, procedures and shelter facilities
  • Chapter 7 Addendum 2: The ADA and Emergency Shelters: Access for All in Emergencies and Disasters: the policy statement containing requirements for shelters under the ADA; it gives legal citations as well
  • The ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters: an accessibility checklist procedure