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Individuals with Special Needs

Preparing and Planning - If you or someone close to you has a disability or a special need, you may have to take additional steps to protect yourself and your family in an emergency.

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/specialplans.shtm

Create a support network to help in an emergency. Tell these people where you keep your emergency supplies.  

http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html

The Department of Transportation is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of emergency preparedness in the event of a disaster. During an emergency, persons with disabilities may require (1) additional assistance with evacuation and (2) using transportation to get to a safe place.

http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp

This disability preparedness web site provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency. It also provides information for family members of, and service providers to, people with disabilities. In addition, this site includes information for emergency planners and first responders to help them to better prepare for serving persons with disabilities.

http://www.disabilitypreparedness.gov/

Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs

Emergencies can happen at a moment's notice. Know your plans ahead of time so you are safer and more prepared. The above booklet gives tips on getting informed, making a plan, assembling a kit, and maintaining these plans for people with mobility problems or who have hearing, learning, or seeing disabilities. These tips provide you and your caregivers with considerations needed to help manage communications, equipment, pets and home hazards. The booklets are co-authored by the American Red Cross and Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and are available from your local chapter of the Red Cross.  

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_603_,00.html

Everyone needs a plan. People with disAbilities should review their needs with Family, Friends, and care givers. Build your support network now before disaster strikes. Use the information posted here and links to preparedness information to get a plan now.

Prepare Yourself: From the National Organization on disAbilities

Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities

Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities

Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Sensory Disabilities

Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities

http://www.disastersrus.org/MyDisasters/disability/disability_preparedness.htm

http://www.idahocareline.org/Disaster/Family%20Preparedness.html

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