Incorporating special needs populations into emergency planning and exercises
This paper will provide background on the issue of emergency management and special needs, challenges facing meaningful integration of special needs issues, current federal and legal trends, and best practices and recommendations for integration and inclusion of special needs issues in planning and exercises. Additionally there are case studies provided that demonstrate both successes and lessons learned with regard to special needs issues and emergency management, gleaning ideas on how the emergency management community can integrate disability and senior issues into all aspects of planning and exercises.