City of Oakland California

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The City of Oakland is dedicated to planning for emergencies in order to preserve the well-being of our entire community. The City strives to provide innovative and wholly inclusive emergency services and programs and to ensure that people with access and functional needs are included in the City's emergency preparedness plans. Part of the City's plans include the following three programs:

• GovDelivery is an email-based subscription system for receiving emergency alerts, as well as updates about specific topics of interest in the City of Oakland, free of charge. Sign up to receive wireless or email emergency alerts through the GovDelivery application.
• City Watch is a telephone based announcement and alert system. For City announcements and emergency alerts, a phone message will be sent to all land lines in the City of Oakland. Therefore, it is important for Oakland residents who would like to receive City announcements and alerts via their TTY to add their TTY phone number to this system. Fill out this simple form to have your TTY entered into the City Watch system.

Mass Care and Shelter Plan Functional Needs Annex
In August 2007, the City launched a comprehensive review of its emergency preparedness programs, activities and services, and created a Functional Needs Annex ("the Annex") to complement the City’s Mass Care and Shelter Plan. The Annex makes sure that people with disabilities are included in the City’s emergency preparedness plans. Additional resources provided in the Annex include:

• Functional Needs Framework Matrix
• Care and Shelter Checklist
• Shelter Site Accessibility Evaluation Matrix
• Role of the Emergency Operations Center Functional Needs Coordinator Checklist
• Initial Intake and Assessment Tool
• Accessible and Medical Cots Matrix
• Emergency Evacuation Vehicle Pictogram

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities in the Provision of Disaster Mass Care, Housing and Human Services
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
• Orientation Manual for First Responders on the Evacuation of People with Disabilities

Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)

• Office for Access and Functional Needs (OAFN)
• Resources on Planning for and Responding to the Needs of People with Access and Functional Needs
• Resources on Transportation and Evacuation of Persons with Access and Functional Needs
• Access and Functional Needs Shakeout Videos

U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

• Text of the ADA Including Revised Title II and Title III Regulations
• ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
• ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities 

American Red Cross

• Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs

California Community Network 

Just in Time Disaster Training Library

Disability.gov

Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities, Disability-related Organizations & Emergency Manager & Planners, June Isaacson-Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant

Durable Medical Equipment, Consumable Medical Supplies & Other Assistive Technologies

• AbleData
• National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership (NATTAP)
• The Complete Product Guide for People with Disabilities
• Center for Accessible Technology (Oakland and Berkeley)

Independent Living Centers

• National Directory of ILCs
• California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC)
• Center for Independent Living (Oakland and Berkeley)

National Council on Disability

• Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities and People with Disabilities
• Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on People with Disabilities
• Needs of People with Psychiatric Disabilities During and After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

National Organization on Disability