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People with disabilities successfully advocated for change in their community after receiving support from the University of Kansas Research & Training Center on Independent Living.

• The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters - Key instrument for implementing disaster risk reduction, adopted by the Member States of the United Nations.
• Hyogo Framework for Action ENGLISH
• DHS: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Website resource that provides guidance, planning, and coordination to ensure that civil rights and civil liberties are integrated into disaster-related policies and procedures.
• City and County of San Francisco: Know Your Rights Under the ADA - Website resource to the City and County of San Francisco's Mayor's Office on Disability.
• Federal Agencies Issue Joint Guidance to Help Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Providers Comply with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act - Website resource that provides guidance to help ensure that recipients of federal financial assistance do not discriminate against individuals and communities when providing emergency preparedness, response and recovery services.
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws - Website resource that provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
• Your Rights Under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act - A fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• A Guide to Interacting with People who Have Disabilities - A Resource Guide for DHS Personnel, Contractors, and Grantees from the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
• Directive Number: 065-01: Nondiscrimination for Individuals with Disabilities in DHS-Conducted Programs and Activities (Non-Employment) - Establishes the DHS policy and implementation mechanisms for ensuring nondiscrimination for individuals with disabilities served by DHS-conducted programs and activities under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 504)..
• Our Commitment to Implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act across DHS - This video highlights the importance of the Rehabilitation Act and reinforces the Department’s commitment to ensuring nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all throughout DHS.
• Protecting Civil Rights While Responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - A statement from the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Civil rights laws and their implementing regulations remain in effect and will be vigorously enforced during a public health emergency.