PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

To be better prepared as a city, we all must do our part to plan for disasters. Individuals, with or without disabilities, can decrease the impact of a disaster by taking steps to prepare before an event occurs. Results from focus groups conducted by the National Organization on Disability's Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI), indicate that people with disabilities need to be more self-reliant in emergencies.

Below are several publications from the National Organization on Disability:

• Prepare Yourself: 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

For more information visit the National Organization on Disability.