Disability Disaster Access and Resources Program

Program overview

PG&E partners with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) to support older adults and people with disabilities. This support is available before, during and after Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and other wildfire safety power outages through the Disability Disaster Access and Resources (DDAR) Program.

Learn more by downloading our DDAR Program fact sheet (PDF, 99 KB) or visiting the DDAR website.

Program benefits

If you have medical and independent living needs, the DDAR Program may assist you with:

Creating an emergency plan
Signing up for the Medical Baseline Program
Applying for a portable backup battery
Obtaining ADA-accessible car rides and hotel stays during a PSPS
Receiving food replacement during a PSPS

Program eligibility

To qualify, you must live in a High Fire-Threat District (as defined by this CPUC Fire Map) or have experienced two or more PSPS since 2020. You must also:

Use an electrical medical device or assistive technology
Have a disability or chronic condition, or
Rely on electricity to live independently

The CFILC's Disability Disaster Advisory Committee will decide who qualifies for resources. Medical needs and income will be considered.

How to apply

You can apply for the DDAR Program by either:

Visiting the DDAR website, or
Contacting your local DDAR Center (see "Participating centers" below)

Participating centers

Please reach out to your local DDAR Center before a safety outage occurs. Participating centers are run by and for people with disabilities.

List of centers

Organization	Counties served	Contact information
Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities	San Mateo	cidsanmateo.org 650-645-1780
Community Resources for Independent Living	Alameda	crilhayward.org 510-881-5743
Disability Action Center	Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama	actionctr.org 530-893-8527
Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne	drail.org 209-521-7260
Disability Services and Legal Center	Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma	mydslc.org 707-528-2745
FREED Center for Independent Living	Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba	freed.org 530-477-3333
Independent Living Center of Kern County	Kern	https://www.ilcofkerncounty.org/ 661-325-1063
Independent Living Resource Center	San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura	ilrc-trico.org 805-963-0595
Independent Living Resources of Solano and Contra Costa Counties	Contra Costa, Solano	ilrscc.org 925-363-7293
Marin Center for Independent Living	Marin	marincil.org 415-459-6245
Resources for Independent Living	Sacramento, Yolo	ril-sacramento.org 916-446-3074
Resources for Independent Living Central Valley	Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Tulare	ricv.org 559-221-2330
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center	Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey	svilc.org 408-894-9041
The CIL	Alameda (City of Alameda and Oakland)	thecil.org 510-841-4776
Tri-County Independent Living Center	Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity	tilinet.org 707-445-8404