When forecasters projected Hurricane Ida was going to hit New Orleans in August of 2021, Ashley Volion was not sure what she would do. Volion, who works as a policy analyst at Disability Rights ...

EHS professionals are aware of the most common gaps in their emergency evacuation plans, such as insufficient employee training, lack of appropriate equipment and low employee engagement. But there’s ...

For those living with a physical disability, something like a small flight of stairs can quickly become the difference ...

The National Council on Disability (NCD) is requesting information supporting the creation of a state, local, territory and tribal (SLTT) emergency management toolkit. The toolkit will provide ...

More than one in four Americans, or over 70 million people, report living with a disability, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Census Bureau data from the ...

Tornado warnings issued by the University on Sept. 27 reminded UNC first-year Kira Tiller about the obstacles students with disabilities could face when trying to stay safe during campus emergencies. ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disparities in emergency and healthcare planning for vulnerable populations which will influence current and future resiliency initiatives for years to come.