This section contains information designed to assist people with disabilities and medical concerns to prepare for disasters.

Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities: A comprehensive guide designed to help people who have physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities to prepare for natural disasters and their consequences. (June 1997)

Emergency Evacuation Preparedness—A Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations: By June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant. [In order to open this PDF (Portable Document Format) file, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website]. (2002)

Emergency Preparedness for Employees with Disabilities in Office Occupancies: Compiled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Fire Administration. [In order to open this PDF (Portable Document Format) file, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website].

Sign Language for Emergency Situations: A helpful manual for assisting people with hearing impairments. [In order to open this PDF (Portable Document Format) file, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website]. (January 2002)

Using a Generator When Disaster Strikes: Developed with technical advice from the National Fire Protection Association (publisher of the National Electric Code®).

The following tip sheets were developed by the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco

Tips for People with Cognitive Disabilities

Tips for People with Communication Disabilities

Tips for People with Disabilities and Medical Concerns

Tips for People with Environmental or Chemical Sensitivities

Tips for People with Hearing Impairments

Tips for People with Life-Support Systems

Tips for People with Mobility Concerns

Tips for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Tips for People with Service Animals or Pets

Tips for People with Visual Disabilities