American Red Cross
Disaster Services

Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The American Red Cross thanks the following organizations and individuals for their assistance in developing and reviewing this booklet:

Primary volunteer consultant for content development:
Heidi Kramer, volunteer, San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter, American Red Cross, San Diego, California.

Project intern:
Tonya Davis, Department of Administration & Planning, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

Reviewers:
Kathy Bauch, The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Karen Bonnie, volunteer, Santa Cruz Chapter, American Red Cross, Santa Cruz, California.
Dusty Bowencamp, disaster health services coordinator, Los Angeles Chapter, American Red Cross, Los Angeles, California.
Alan Clive, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C.
Nolan Crabb, American Council of the Blind, Washington, D.C.
Violette Eash, volunteer consultant, Huntington, West Virginia.
Terri Giles, disaster specialist, Seattle/ King County Chapter, American Red Cross, Seattle, Washington.
Kathryn Holub, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, New York.
Wilson Hulley, President's Commission on People With Disabilities, Washington, D.C.
Elga Joffee, American Foundation for the Blind, New York, New York.
June Kailes, disabilities consultant, Playa Del Rey, California.
Donna Placzankis, Cleveland Chapter, American Red Cross, Cleveland, Ohio.
Helen Rader, United Cerebral Palsy Association, Washington, D.C.
Sandy Ross, director/programs, Houston Area Chapter, American Red Cross, Houston, Texas.
Pat Snyder, volunteer, Los Angeles Chapter, American Red Cross, Los Angeles, California.
Trevor Storrs, Galluadet University, Washington, D.C.
Ralph Swisher, family disaster preparedness program manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C.
Gregory C. Wilder, Administration on Aging, Washington, D.C.
Paid and volunteer staff from the following departments at the American Red Cross national headquarters: Disaster Services, Health and Safety Services, National Office of Volunteers, Office of General Counsel, and Risk Management Division.

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