Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Find DABC resources on inclusive emergency planning and response for people with disabilities and seniors.
A Functional Needs Framework for Every Community Series:
This series was created by Disability Alliance BC in 2016/2017 in order to help local Emergency Programs in British Columbia integrate the needs of people with disabilities into their emergency plans. The series was developed for the A Functional Needs Framework for Every Community project, based on key areas identified by local Emergency Programs. Generously funded by Emergency Management BC.
- Planning for People with Disabilities in Emergencies and Disasters: A Toolkit for Local Governments
- Setting up Access Reception Centres and Group Lodgings in BC
- Accessible Portable Toilets
- CMIST Personal Emergency Planning: A Checklist for People with Disabilities and their Support Workers
- Extra Items for Emergency Social Services to Have on Hand
- Getting Everybody Out: Mass Evacuation Considerations for People with Disabilities
- Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Exercises
- Making Sure People with Communication Disabilities Get the Message
- Responding to Evacuees with Mental Illness
Prepare to Survive – Prepare to Help: Community Training in Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities:
Prepared by Hatching Change Collective members Tammie Tupechka, Maryann Abbs and Eric Doherty for DABC (then called BC Coalition of People with Disabilities) and Volunteer Canada – November 2010.
Other:
- Learning CMIST: Trainer the Trainer – Helping Individuals with Disabilities Create Emergency Preparedness Plans
- Creating Safe Communities: Local Governments’ Legal Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities in Emergency Response
- A Shared Responsibility: The Need for an Inclusive Approach to Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities
