Resources For People With Disabilities
Earthquake Country Alliance Resources
8-page Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (English: PDF | RTF) (Español: PDF | RTF)
2-page Key Earthquake Safety Tips for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (English: PDF | RTF) (Español: PDF | RTF)
Presentation for Seniors and People with Disabilities (PowerPoint)
Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions (including situations when you cannot get beneath a table) (PDF | RTF)
Graphic (shown at right) for how people with mobility disabilities should protect themselves during earthquakes (English or Spanish, PDF)
ShakeOut Earthquake Safety Video Series: For Those with a Mobility Disability
Additional Resources:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
www.ready.gov/individuals-access-functional-needs - California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES):
- CalOES Office of Access & Functional Needs
- Access and Functional Needs in a Disaster – What You Need to Know! (YouTube)
- ShakeOut Intro for People with Disabilities/AFN (YouTube)
- ShakeOut AFN Guide: Deaf or Hard of Hearing (YouTube)
- ShakeOut AFN Guide: Blind or Low Vision (YouTube)
- ShakeOut AFN Guide: Mobility Disabilities (YouTube)
- ShakeOut AFN Guide: Older Adults (YouTube)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
www.cdc.gov/Features/EmergencyPreparedness - Preparing Together – Salvation Army:
www.preparingtogether.org - EPI Global – inclusive emergency management practices and resources:
www.epiglobal.org - Disaster resources for people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs:
www.JIK.com/disaster.html
