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The Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) wants to provide waiver support coordinators and providers with resources to help meet both your own and your customers’ needs.

The attached documents and the below resource links are information to help individuals adversely affected by a disaster.

Resource Links

• Florida Disaster website: http://www.floridadisaster.org/ to find your county EOC or current Shelter information.


• National Hurricane Center


• FEMA: https://www.fema.gov/


• https://www.disasterassistance.gov/


• Get a Plan! - FloridaDisaster.org


• Prepare Yourself and Your Family for Any Disaster - Florida Health


• Special Needs Shelters Brochure
        - English
        - Spanish
        - Haitian Creole


• DOH - Flood Waters Pose Health Risks


• County Emergency Management Information - School Closures


• Florida Department of Education Hurricane Information


• You may register for FEMA assistance by calling the toll-free telephone number, which will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) or if you use 711 Relay or Video Relay Service call 1-800-621-3362. You may download the FEMA App.


• To find an open pharmacy, go to RxOpen.org, which maps open and closed pharmacies during disasters. The site also has locations of American Red Cross shelters and infusion centers in the affected communities.


• For those with a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, medicare.gov recommends contacting the plan to find the nearest network pharmacy that is open. If one is unavailable, the plan can connect evacuees with an out-of-network pharmacy. Call your plan for more details and instructions. To find your plan’s phone number, call 1-800-MEDICARE.


• Florida Road and Bridge Information: https://fl511.com/


• Live DOT Cameras: Florida 511 Camera Listing


• Search here for Gas: Gasbuddy


• House assistance: www.FloridaHousingSearch.org


• Local Community Resources: http://www.my211florida.org/


• FEMA Evacuee Hotel List: http://www.femaevachotels.com


• Florida Independent Living Council: http://www.floridasilc.org/


• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance Programs


• Transitional Shelter Assistance Fact Sheet


• Transitional Sheltering Assistance Talking Points


• FEMA Emergency Lodging Assistance User Guide


• Survivor Resources Flyer


• Recursos Para Sobrevivientes


• Help After a Disaster FEMA Brochure


• Ayuda despues de un desastre FEMA folleto


• Collecting and Protecting Disaster Survivor's Information


• Privacy Data Cover Sheet


• American Psychological Association Disaster Response Network


• After the Storm - A guide to help parents and children cope with hurricanes and their aftermath


• Cuando Pasa La Tormenta - Guia de ayuda infantil para sobreponerse a los efectos psicologicos de un huracan


• National Child Traumatic Stress Network


• Disaster Recovery Jobs Portal


• Byte to Bites App - A free mobile application designed to help people find local food pantries, soup kitchens, farmers markets and locations where they can use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.


• FLOW mobiles also offer DHSMV’s critical safety services such as registering emergency contact information. For a list of what to bring, please visit flhsmv.gov/whattobring.