Resources for People with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs
Resources from the Earthquake Country Alliance
Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (8 pages)
Key Earthquake Safety Tips for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (2 pages)
Presentation for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Earthquake and Tsunami Disability, Accessibility and Functional Needs Preparedness Video (Sign Language and Open Captioned)
Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions (including situations when you cannot get beneath a table)
Graphic (shown at right) for how people with mobility disabilities should protect themselves during earthquakes (English or Spanish, PDF)
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 - National Organization on Disabilities, emergency preparedness initiative:
www.flcourts.org/core/fileparse.php/257/urlt/epiguide2004.pdf - 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 - Preparedness information in multiple languages:
www.redcrossbayarea.org
