Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: (505) 272-3000
Fax: (505) 272-2014
Division of Disability and Health Policy
Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities
The Division has been involved in national and state efforts to incorporate the needs and priorities of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness and response.
Click on the links below to find out more about these projects.
1. 2008 Preparedness Assessment of New Mexico Hospitals
Division staff completed a year-long assessment of all hospitals in New Mexico to guage their readiness preparedness in six areas:
- General Vulnerability and Threat Assessment
- Pharmaceuticals for Hospital Staff and Family Members
- Decontamination and Isolation Plans
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Hospital Mortuary Planning
- Target Populations
View or download a copy of the report
View or download a copy of the appendices
2. Preparing Community Provider Agencies for Pandemic Influenza
This PowerPoint presentation describes how agencies working with people with developmental disabillities can prepare themselves for pandemic influenza.
3. Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on People With Disabilities
With funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), Division staff participated in an eighteen-month research project in the Gulf States to identify barriers faced by independent living centers and emergency managers in responding the needs of people with disabilities.
4. Tip Sheets For First Responders
5. Second New Mexico State Task Force on Targeted Populations 2006-2009
From 2006 to 2009, Division staff served as members of this Task Force, chartered by the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
The Task Force reviewed existing state plans and activities relative to the functional needs of specific populations requiring additional assistance and support in a statewide emergency or disaster.
- View or download a copy of the final Task Force report
- View or download the transmittal letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
6. First New Mexico Statewide Task Force on Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities 2004-2005
In the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001, state governments were asked to assess their health-related emergency preparedness planning in light of possible future attacks as well as other types of disasters.
The Division led an eighteen-month effort to convene a Statewide Task Force to assess the needs and priorities of people with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities and make recommendations for changes to policies, programs and services.
