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      • Agreement
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      • Articles / Publications
    • Healthcare
      • Fact Sheets
        • Assertive Community Treatment – DD Modifications
        • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy & Intellectual Disabilities
        • Dialectical Behavior Therapy & Intellectual Disabilities
        • EMDR & Intellectual Disabilities
        • Multi-systemic Therapy & IDD
        • Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) & IDD
        • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy & IDD
      • Guides
        • A Louisiana Guide to Providing Behavioral Health Services for Individuals with Co-Occuring Disabilities
        • How to Navigate Louisiana’s Complex Systems to Find the Supports and Services that You Need – For Individuals with CoOccurring Disabilities and their Families
    • Criminal Justice
    • Emergency Preparedness
  • Programs
    • State Personal Assistance Services
      • SPAS Fact Sheet
      • SPAS Eligibility Requirements
      • SPAS Application
      • SPAS Income Determination
      • SPAS Statement of Medical Status
      • Voter Registration Application
    • Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund (THSCI)
      • Spinal Cord PCA Packet
      • THSCI Application Packet
      • THSCI Factsheet
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      • Application
      • Small Business Centers
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Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Louisiana Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Planning Project

Louisiana is no stranger to disasters and emergencies such as hurricanes. In 2020, Louisiana was hit with five names storms during the dangerous global COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals with disabilities were hit particularly hard as normal accessible shelters were not opened due to the Coronavirus. Americans are recognizing the need to prepare for emergencies but according to the American Red Cross, only 42 percent of families describe themselves as prepared for an emergency.   The Americans with Disabilities Act “protects the right of people with disabilities to have equal access to the basic institutions of state and local government.

This means that individuals with disabilities must be accommodated in any state or local shelters and shelters must be accessible to people with disabilities. Emergency management teams, shelters, and individuals with disabilities need to work together to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are met when a disaster occurs.  There is not a “one size fits all” solution to accessibility. Often, individuals with disabilities are unaware of what is available to them in an emergency situation and are often not participating in the planning process and therefore do not know what their role or responsibility is in during an emergency.

The Arc of Louisiana participates with a coalition of disability advocates and state departments called The Louisiana Emergency Management Disability and Aging Coalition (EMDAC).  This coalition mission is to advocate for and support emergency management efforts that serve all people in Louisiana, particularly people with disabilities and those who are aging and to help coordinate services and support for people with disabilities who are impacted by a Louisiana disasters and emergencies.

Resource

Louisiana Guide to Supports & Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Elders and Their Families Affected by Disasters

  • Emergency Resource Guide (PDF Version) »
  • Emergency Resource Guide (Word/.doc Version) »

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The Arc of LA About Us

The Arc of Louisiana is affiliated with The Arc of the United States, which advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a national level. We also are proud to have 19 affiliated local chapters working to provide additional supports and services to families in communities throughout the state.

Initiatives

  • LA ABLE
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  • Criminal Justice
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  • Emergency Preparedness

Contact

600 Colonial Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Office 1.866.966.6260 | 1.225.383.1033
info@thearcla.org

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