Access and Functional Needs

Emergency Management Planning

• ADA: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
• ADA: Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments – Emergency Management
• CDC: Emergency Preparedness
• Disability Rights of North Carolina
• Video – Disaster Preparedness: Everyone in the Community Involved

Regional Alert Systems, Registries, and Resource Guides

Anson County

• Anson County Alerts

Burke County

• Burke County Resource Guide

Cabarrus County

• Disaster Relief Services

Catawba County

• Special Needs Registry
• Community Alert Registration

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

• Disability Register Portal
• CharMeck Alerts

Cleveland County

• Cleveland County Resource Guide
• Cleveland County Community Alerts

Gaston County

• Nixle Community Information Alerts

Iredell County

• Special Needs Registry
• Iredell County Emergency Management Resources
• Health Department Emergency Preparedness

Lincoln County

• Citizen Alert Notification System
• Lincoln County Resource Guide

Stanly County

• Special Needs Disaster Planning and Registry

Richmond County

• Special Needs Registry Information
• Special Needs Registry Form

Union County

• Special Needs Registry

Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Information

• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Brain Injury Association of America

Carolinas Rehabilitation Resources

• Jackie LaBarbera, PT, DPT, NCS, Clinical Specialist: jackie.labarbera@carolinashealthcare.org
• Elizabeth Hartzog, MS, OTR/L, CBIS, Center Manager: elizabeth.hartzog@carolinashealthcare.org
• Derrell Clark, MS, Emergency Management Specialist: derrell.clark@carolinashealthcare.org

Equipment and Transportation Resources

• National Seating and Mobility
  • 800 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
  • Office: 704-333-8431
  • Fax: 704-333-5506
• NuMotion
  • 4347 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269
  • Office: 704-566-1955 or 800-676-0692
  • Fax: 704-566-1554
• Blue Dot Medical
  • 334-E W. Tremont, Charlotte, NC 28203
  • Office: 704-344-0700
  • Fax: 704-344-0701
• LiveWell Medical
  • 8421-18 Old Statesville Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269
  • Office: 704-494-8849
  • Fax: 704-494-8850
• AmRamp (Emergency Ramp Installation)
  • www.amramp.com/carolinas
  • http://blog.amramp.com/topic/emergency-access
• Private Wheelchair Transportation Providers
  • A1 Transportation: 704-333-9741
  • Carolinas Speciality: 877-225-2423
  • Helping Hands: 704-855-5485
  • Lundberg Speciality Transport: 704-649-1177