Federal Government

• disabiltypreparedness.gov -This disability preparedness web site provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency. It also provides information for family members of, and service providers to, people with disabilities. In addition, this site includes information for emergency planners and first responders to help them to better prepare for serving persons with disabilities.
• disabilityinfo.gov
  • emergency preparedness
• ADA   American's with Disabilities Act
  • ADA - Emergency Preparedness  - An ADA Guide for Local Governments - Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
• Ready.gov
• FEMA.gov
  • Individuals with Special Needs
• CDC's   National Center for Health Statistics - Disabilities/Limitations

State of Florida

• Agency for Persons with Disabilities
• Florida Blind Services
• Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

National Organizations

Alzheimer's Association Safe Return

Florida Organizations

Florida Association of the Deaf

Florida

http://www.abilityforum.com/ - Governor's Working Group on the Americans with Disabilities
http://www.fddc.org/ - Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.rehabworks.org/ - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
http://www.fscirc.org - Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ - Department of Children and Families
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/ Department of Health
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/PHNursing/SpNS/SpecialNeedsShelter/SpecialNeedsShelter.html Special Needs Shelter
http://ahca.myflorida.com/ - Agency for Health Care Administration
http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Emergency_Activities/index.shtml ACHA Emergency Preparedness
http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/ - Department of Elder Affairs
http://www.floridavets.org/ Department of Veterans Affairs

http://apd.myflorida.com/ - Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities

http://dbs.myflorida.com/ - Florida Division of Blind Services
http://www.abletrust.org/ - The Able Trust
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/ctd/ - State of Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged


http://www.ftri.org/ - Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
(FTRI) is a statewide non profit 501(c)3 organization that administers the Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program for citizens of Florida who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf/Blind and Speech Impaired. FTRI is also responsible for the education and promotion of the Florida Relay Service.
http://www.fccdhh.org/ - Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.fndfl.org/ - Family Network on Disabilities
http://www.flailc.org/ - Florida Independent Living Council, Inc.
http://www.advocacycenter.org/ - The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., is a non-profit organization providing protection and advocacy services in the State of Florida. Our mission is to advance the dignity, equality, self-determination and expressed choices of individuals with disabilities.
Florida Directory of ILCs and SILCs <http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/florida.html>: Centers for independent living (CILs) are private, nonprofit corporations that provide services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities and the accessibility of the communities they live in.

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