Resources For People With Disabilities
Earthquake Country Alliance Resources
Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (8 pages)
English: PDF | RTF Español: PDF | RTF
Key Earthquake Safety Tips for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (2 pages)
English: PDF | RTF Español: PDF | RTF
Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions (including situations when you cannot get beneath a table) (3 pages)
English: PDF | RTF
Earthquake protective action graphics for people with mobility disabilities (For flyers, postcards, presentations, etc.)
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Presentations
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ECA Presentation Template for Seniors and People with Disabilities (PowerPoint) |
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ADA National Webinar (January 9, 2020): Earthquake Preparedness for Everyone, Everywhere |
ShakeOut Earthquake Safety Video Series
For Those with a Mobility Disability:
- Download (8 minutes – 4 GB HD file)
- Watch on YouTube
Scroll to a specific section, if you use a:
- 0:22 Wheelchair
- 1:22 Power wheelchair
- 2:12 Cane or Single Crutch
- 3:09 Double Crutches or Arm Braces
- 4:14 Walker
- 5:43 Rollator-Style Walker
Self-protective actions for several situations:
Resources from Other Organizations
- Individuals with Disabilities (Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA)
- Office of Access & Functional Needs (California Office of Emergency Services, CalOES):
- Integrating Access and Functional Needs within the Emergency Planning Process (PDF)
- 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)
- Disability and Health Emergency Preparedness (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC)
- Preparing Together (Salvation Army)
- Disaster resources for people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs (June Isaacson Kailes)
- “There’s No Need to Be Awkward” (Washington, DC Government) (Youtube)