Communication during times of natural or man-made emergencies

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Bryen, Diane Nelson ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Communication; Communication disabilities; Emergencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013593796     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2009-0075     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. American Red Cross. Tips for people with communication disabilities. Retrieved on April 10, 2009 from http://www.prepare.org/disabilities/communicatetips.htm.
2. American Red Cross. Shelter communication board.
3. American Red Cross Disaster Services (ND). Disaster preparedness for people with disabilities. American Red Cross.
4. S. Blackstone, Augmentative Communication News 19(4) (January 2008).
5. Center for Disease Control, Action Plan for Preparedness:People Prepared for Emerging Health Threats, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, 2007.
6. D.N. Bryen, AAC vocabulary for socially valued adult roles, Augmentative and Alternative Communication 24(4) (2008), 294-301.
7. D.N. Bryen, A. Carey and B. Frantz, Ending the silence:Adults who use augmentative communication and their experiences as victims of crime, Augmentative and Alternative Communication 19 (2003), 125-134.
8. O. Cantos, ADA guidelines from theU.S. Department of Justice on sheltering for mass care. Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Conference: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, Washington, DC, January 8, 2008.
9. B. Collier, Safeguarding People Who Use Augmentative Communication from Sexual Abuse Victimization, Toronto, Canada:Speak Up Project, 2003.
10. Department of Homeland Security (US) (DHS). Nationwide plan review. Phase 2 report.Washington (DC): Dept. of Homeland Security (US); 2006 Jun. Available from URL: www. dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/Prep NationwidePlanReview.pdf.
11. L. Frieden, (2005). Saving lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning. National Council on Disability. Retrieved on April 8, 2009 from http://www.ncd. gov/newsroom/publications/2005/saving lives.htm.
12. K. Janes, (2008). Emergency preparation for people with disabilities:How to keep an emergency from becoming a disaster. Monterey, CA: Central Coast Children’s Foundation, Inc.
13. P. Kennedy, Disaster preparedness for people with complex communication needs. Retrieved April 10, 2009 from http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/indexKennedy.html.
14. S. Lever, Speaking out. Access to vocabulary, Alternatively Speaking 6(3) (2003), 4.
15. D. Lutzker, U.S. Department of Justice on sheltering for mass care. Disability and Special Needs Technical Assistance Conference:Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, Washington, DC, January 8, 2008.
16. D. McNaughton and D.N. Bryen, AAC technologies to enhance participation and access to meaningful societal roles for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities who require AAC, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (2007).
17. National Response Framework, NRF Resource Center, http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/glossary.htm.
18. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Accessed on January 29 2008 at www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content& ID= 15.
19. US Department of Education (2008). Emergency Management Research and People With Disabilities: A Resource Guide. Retrieved on April 8, 2009 from http://www.ncddr.org/new/announcements/EMRfPwD/index.html#toc.
20. US Department of Homeland Security. FY 2007 Emergency Management Performance Grants: Program Guidance and Application Kit, November 2006, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC.