Disability & Disaster Hotline (U.S.) Call/Text: 1(800) 626-4959 Email: hotline@disasterstrategies.org

[Jennifer J]

Hi. Accidentally ran across this. Hope, if unfortunately needed, that it may be of help. Please share with others that it may be helpful to. Thanks!

@Florida Guy not sure if they can be of any assistance to you. Hang in there! So sorry for you and for everyone that is affected.

The Partnership’s for Inclusive Disaster Strategies

Disability & Disaster Hotline
https://disasterstrategies.org/hotline/
The Partnership’s Disability & Disaster Hotline provides information, referrals, guidance, technical assistance and resources to people with disabilities, families, allies, and organizations assisting disaster impacted individuals with disabilities and others seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs.

The Disaster Hotline is always available for intake calls, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our hotline team is led by experts on the many issues affecting people with disabilities in disasters and strategies for meeting those immediate needs. Our team will respond to your call as soon as possible, often immediately, and we intend to respond to all callers within 24 hours.

 

[Jennifer J]

Issues we provide information, guidance, and referrals for:

Urgent disability-related disaster response referrals
Prevention of institutionalization during and after disasters
Applying for, understanding, and navigating FEMA and other federal, state, and local government emergency and disaster programs and services
Disability rights before, during, and after disasters
Accessible and actionable emergency information
Building and neighborhood evacuation
Accessible transportation
Sheltering and temporary housing
Disaster housing programs
Alternatives to “special needs” and “medical” sheltering and “special needs” and “voluntary” registries
Health maintenance
Health care access
Disability accommodations in disasters
Repair, replacement, and loaned durable medical equipment, disability supplies, and assistive devices
Returning home, school, work, and community after a disaster
Navigating disaster recovery initiatives
Disaster funding

 

[Jennifer J]

The Disaster Hotline is available to:

Disaster impacted individuals with disabilities, their families, and allies
Disability advocacy and services organizations
Community organizations seeking to assist disaster impacted individuals with disabilities
Government and non-government representatives from emergency management, public health, medical, private sector, business, voluntary organizations active in disasters, faith-based, elected officials, and others seeking to assist individuals with disabilities and disaster-impacted communities
Media inquiries
Donors and others who seek to support our work