Emergency Planning and Evacuation in Places of Lodging: Including People with Disabilities

This article is from the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center (August, 2012).

Ready Business

This site from the Department of Homeland Security includes information on planning, preparation, and response for emergencies and disasters of all types.

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

ODEP offers information about preparedness in the workplace. The site includes a “template” entitled Preparing the Workplace for Everyone: Accounting for the Needs of People with Disabilities (link is external) which was designed as a guide for planning and implementation activities for federal agencies, but which may be helpful to other types of employers as well.

Fact Sheet on Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures

This publication is from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Centers for Disease Control

The CDC features information on preparedness for biological, chemical, and radiological threats. Information is posted in several languages.

Red Cross

The Red Cross coordinates relief efforts around the world, and offers information (English and Spanish) and products for preparedness.