Disability/Special Needs |
Additional Steps |
| Visually Impaired |
May be extremely reluctant to leave familiar surroundings when the request for evacuation comes from a stranger. A guide dog could become confused or disoriented in a disaster. People who are blind or partially sighted may have to depend on others to lead them, as well as their dog, to safety during a disaster. |
| Hearing Impaired |
May need to make spacial arrangements to receive warnings. |
| Non-English Speaking Persons |
May need special assistance to get a shelter. |
| People With Medical Condition |
Should know the location and availability of more than one facility if dependent on
a dialysis machine or other life-sustaining equipment or treatment. |
| People With Mental Disability |
May need help responding to emergencies and getting to a shelter. |
| People With Dementia |
May want to be registered in the Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program. |
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