Disability and Health Program

The Office of Disability Health provides technical assistance for all-hazard planning for people with disability, and community professionals including:

• Sheltering and ADA requirements
• Service animals
• Continuity of operations planning for providers and facilities.

Additional Resources:

• Accessible Emergency Information  
• Preparing for Disaster: A Guide for People with Disabilities  
• Center for Disaster Operations and Response
• Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 301 for Special Needs Populations by FEMA  
• Emergency Information Card  
• Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities  
• Protect Iowa Health
• Disability Preparedness Resource Center
• ADA Shelter Checklist  
• ADA Compliant Shelter  
• Essential Services  
• Disaster Planning  
• Registry for People with Disability  
• Iowa Access and Functional Needs Planning Toolkit (73MB)  

For more information:

• Contact Karin Ford, Disability Consultant
  (515) 242-6336