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- NFPA Disability Access Review and Advisory CommitteeThe Disability Access Review and Advisory Committee (DARAC) is charged with identifying existing needs and emerging issues within the disability community; providing recommendations to the President as to how NFPA can provide leadership on such issues; working to ensure that NFPA’s code and standard development process reflects the latest thinking on disability issues, access provisions and other matters which impact the disability community.
- FEMA Office of Disability Integration and CoordinationHelping people with disabilities before, during and after disasters. This office helps FEMA deliver the agency’s shared mission of helping people before, during and after disasters in ways that maximize the inclusion of, and accessibility for, people with disabilities.
- Information for Fire Fighters from Autism Speaks organizationThis site provides quick facts for identifying and helping people with autism during an emergency situation.
For Fire Departments
This video provides an overview of how first responders can interact with disabled community members in case of emergency.
Below is a list of tools that will help your fire department share emergency preparedness resources with the disabled members of your community. Through these links, you will find suggested social media messaging, outreach materials, instruction tips, and much more!
- Fire Safety Outreach Materials for People with DisabilitiesThe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reviews and collects resources that can be used in public outreach activities to help keep people with disabilities safe from home fires. These free materials are yours to use when educating these community members about the importance of practicing home fire safety.
- Personal Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities Social Media ToolkitThe toolkit from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (ready.gov) contains videos, hashtags, recommended social media messages, and other related links to help you increase awareness about disaster preparedness for people with disabilities.
- Educational Messaging Desk ReferenceThis document details the messages used in NFPA educational programs, curricula, and handouts, and provides the fire service and fire and life safety educators with consistent language to use with the public.
- Fire safety for people with sight, hearing or mobility issues - Gov.UKThis leaflet from the UK government lists fire safety tips for people with disabilities. Make clear to anyone viewing this material that the emergency contact info is country-specific and should not be used in place of 911 in the US.
IFSI Resources
EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs by Call Number: RC86.7.K63 .E47 2020This valuable text is a new resource to start a discussion about the need to include disability education in EMT and paramedic curricula. EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment and Transport is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to address the emergency prehospital needs of people with disabilities.
Federal Disaster Assistance: FEMA's Progress in Aiding Individuals with Disabilities Could Be Further Enhanced by Call Number: Online Resource- Framing Matters: Situating the Experiences and Perceptions of Disaster Sheltering and Evacuation for People with Disabilities by Call Number: Online ResourceThis research focuses on the experiences of people with disabilities (PWD) in disaster evacuation and sheltering. The research concludes with a discussion of the access differences PWD faced in those three areas, compared to the general population, that subsequently led to differential experiences of the disaster.
- Perspectives of Occupants with Mobility Impairments on Fire Evacuation and Elevators by Call Number: Online ResourceThe purpose of this report is to provide guidance to assist designers, facility managers, and fire emergency personnel on how they might improve designs, technologies, and emergency procedures for safer evacuation of occupants with mobility impairments during fire emergencies.
