1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating access to one or more contacts stored on a portable electronic device, comprising: (a) designating one or more emergency contacts on the portable electronic device; (b) activating a password-lock on the portable electronic device; (c) subsequently receiving a request to display the one or more emergency contacts on the password-locked portable electronic device; and (d) displaying the one or more emergency contacts on the password-locked portable electronic device even though the portable electronic device is password locked.