ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments

I. Other Resources

As discussed above, the ADA requires that people with disabilities have equal access to shelters and the benefits they provide. Providing equal access to people with different disabilities can involve very different issues. This document discusses a few of the most common issues and how they can be addressed. Other issues are addressed in Chapter 7 of the “ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments,” “The ADA Guide for State and Local Governments: Making Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities, ” the “ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters,” and other technical assistance materials that are available on the Department of Justice’s ADA Home Page at www.ada.gov.