Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning Resource Sites

Winter Weather/Power Outage Information - NEW

People with a disability or special healthcare need who need help as a result of the weather and/or power outages can call a toll free hotline that rings to the St. Louis AmeriCorps disaster corps. They will then help find resources to help meet the need of the individual or family. The number is 888-377-2100. This is available to anyone in Missouri.

Disclaimer

The Governor's Council on Disability does not officially endorse any of the following agencies. We want to provide you with as much disability-related information as possible. Further, The Governor's Council on Disability, in no way, is intentionally excluding an agency that should be on this list. If you would like to be included, please contact our office.

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DISASTER READINESS
http://www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/disaster.htm

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TERRORISM
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BT_Response/BT_Response.html

EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES
http://centralmissouri.mo.networkofcare.org/dd/library/detail.cfm?id=1574&cat=search

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANNING GUIDE PUBLISHED
A new Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities was released in March by the National Fire Protection Association. The document provides general information to assist in identifying the needs of people with disabilities related to emergency evacuation planning. The Guide can be found at http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=824.

From: Easter Seal's Project Action Update, June 2007