Videos

• American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
• Emergency Preparedness for Floods in ASL
• Emergency Preparedness for Hurricanes in ASL
• Emergency Preparedness for Tornados in ASL
• Emergency Preparedness for Wildfires in ASL
• Prepare a Family Emergency Plan – Disasters
• Preparing Makes Sense for Older Americans
• Preparing Makes Sense for People with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs
• Preparing for the Unexpected – Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities
• Fire Safety videos in American Sign Language
• Voices of the Disabled – Emergency Preparedness
• We Prepare Every Day – Videos

Other Resources

• Disability and Health Emergency Preparedness Tools.
  Available resources are also found on the page.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reviewed Sept 15, 2020
  CDC landing page with links to resources. These resources educate people with disabilities and their caregivers. They help emergency planners, first response’s, and other community members. The goal is to include people with disabilities in emergency plans.
• Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities
  Prepare Yourself. The brochure by the National Organization on Disability was revised in 2018. It provides tips about how to prepare for emergency situations for individuals with mobility disabilities. Includes tips for preparedness, evacuation, and sheltering.
• Emergency Preparedness for Children with Access and Functional Needs
  Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. It was revised in January 2021.
  There are links to various sub-topics on this webpage. These are related to emergency preparedness for children with access and functional needs. Each sub-topic links to several documents.
• Accessible Emergency Information
  NorthEast Texas Public Health District, published December, 4, 2009
  There are 18 informational videos for emergency preparedness. These videos are intended for members of the AFN community.
• Are You Ready? (Emergency Preparedness) [ASERT]
• Sleeping With Your Pet: The Pros, the Cons, and How to Share a Bed (Sleepopolis)

Braille Documents

Communications Board Printables

Communication

• Google Translate
  Google Play, Google LLC, updated January 28, 2021
  Translation app supports an offline translation of English. It also supports 59 other languages. (Online features includes more languages supported and general features.)
• Visuals2Go
  Apple App Store, Bo Innovations. It was updated on December 24, 2020.
  This educational app is created to support individuals with communication and learning difficulties.
• Sprint IP is a free communication app. It is designed for people who have hearing and speech difficulties.
  Sprint Mobile, updated 2021
  App allows people to place relay calls and communicate using text.
• ntouch – App for deaf individuals to communicate more easily with people who don’t know sign language
  Sorenson Communications, Inc., updated 2021
  App for deaf individuals to communicate more easily with people who do not have sign language knowledge.

Personal Preparedness

• American Red Cross Informative apps
  American Red Cross, updated 2021
  There is a webpage listing many preparedness-related apps from the ARC. It includes an app specifically for kids aged 7-11.
• FEMA Mobile
  Federal Emergency Management Agency, updated November 2, 2020
  One-stop shop app for emergency preparedness. It includes emergency alerts, preparedness tips, and disaster resources.
• Help Kids Cope
  Google Play, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, updated February 12, 2020
  The app assists parents. It helps them talk to their children about different disasters. These are disasters they may experience or have already experienced.

Preparedness Tools

• Go Bag

If you need to leave your home, be ready to go as quickly as possible. Having a Go Bag in an accessible place ensures that you and your family are prepared for whatever situation arises.  

• Emergency Communication Plan (PDF)
• Prepare for Emergencies Now, Information for People With Disabilities (PDF)
• Transit Commuter Emergency Communication Plan (PDF)
• Personal Support Network (Video)
• I am Hard of Hearing (Video)
• I am Blind (Video)
• Pennsylvania Emergency Preparedness Guide (PDF)
• HOPE for Pennsylvania (PDF)

Get Two Weeks Ready

• 2 Weeks Ready – Backpack Brochure (PDF)
  • Print Ready Version of Backpack Brochure (PDF)
• 2 Weeks Ready – Emergency Information (PDF)
  • Print ReadyVersion of Emergency Info card (PDF)
• How does Drop, Cover, Hold on work? (Infographic) (PDF)
• Disasters Happen Poster (PDF)

Government Disaster Relief Resources:

• American Red Cross – Find help in your area. Find an open shelter, search the safe and well listings, and read disaster recovery guides.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency – FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders. This ensures that as a nation, we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability. We aim to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
• Find a Disaster Recovery Center Near You – A Disaster Recovery Center is a readily accessible facility. It can also be a mobile office. Applicants may go there for information about FEMA or other disaster assistance programs. They can also ask questions related to their case.
• Contact Your Local Emergency Information Management Office – Some local emergency management offices maintain registers of people with disabilities. This helps to locate and assist you quickly in a disaster. Contact your local emergency management agency to see if these services exist where you live or visit ready.gov to find links to government offices in your area.

Revised: 08/12/2025: 20:44