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On August 12,
2003, the Secretary of Transportation signed a memorandum
issuing the Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for People with
Disabilities. The guidelines apply to all DOT employees and
facilities nationwide.
To review the guidelines for yourself or
with your employees, please visit the following link:
U. S. Department of Transportation
Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for People with Disabilities
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Removing the Barriers: A Fire Safety Fact Sheet for People with
Disabilities and their Caregivers:
www.usfa.fema.gov/public/fswy22.cfm
Emergency Procedures for Employees with Disabilities in Office
Occupancies:
www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/public/dis_a64.cfm
Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired:
PDF:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/mobility.pdf
Text:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/txt/publications/fa-204.txt
Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
PDF:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/hearing.pdf
Text:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/txt/publications/fa-202.txt
Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired:
PDF:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/sight.pdf
Text:
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/txt/publications/fa-205.txt
The U.S. Access
Board hosts a web area that includes more resources for the
emergency evacuation of people with disabilities at:
www.access-board.gov/evac.htm
The National
Organization on Disability (NOD) has launched a new section of
their website devoted to emergency preparedness for people with
disabilities:
www.nod.org/emergency/index.cfm
Emergency Evacuation Procedures for Employees with Disabilities:
www.jan.wvu.edu/media/emergency.html
10 Ways to Make Yourself Safe at Work:
www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm?articleid=B0547F84-4752-42B7-81592B326706E119
Emergency Preparedness on the Job
for People with Disabilities:
www.disabilitypreparedness.com/Job Guidelines.doc
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