1. Emergency Planning for People with Disability Community Access Project 2009 Iowa Department of Public Health University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development.

2. In the past 10 years: - All 99 counties have been declared a national disaster -2 floods at the 100 and 500 year level -Parkersburg Level 5 tornado Annually, ~1000 home fires statewide Why prepare and plan?

3. > 1/1000 EMS staff for population Be ready to take of yourself for 3 days Why prepare and plan?

4. Not an effective plan Photo courtesy of NOD

5. National Message Be informed Make a plan Make a kit National Message for everyone

6. Be informed Make a Plan Make a Kit 8 steps 1. Know emergencies and what to do 2. Complete a personal assessment 3. Develop a personal support team 4. Make an emergency info list 5. Make a medical information list 6. 3-7 day supply of medications 7. Make an emergency supply kit 8. Make your home/school/work a safer place

7. Be informed: Do you know the disasters in your community? Photo courtesy of NOD

8. Be informed: Do you know the hazards in our community? Photo courtesy of NOD Home fire TornadosFloods Loss of power: cold/heat Pandemic illness: H1N1 Toxic spill Terrorism

9. Be informed: Do you know how to respond? Photo courtesy of NOD Home fire TornadosFloods Loss of power: cold/heat Pandemic illness: H1N1 Toxic spill Terrorism How will you: Be alerted or warned? Evacuate to safe place? Stay at home? Evacuate home - transportation? Shelter elsewhere? Return/recover after?

10. 2. Complete a Personal Assessment What can you do re: disaster? –Independently –With assistive technology –With personal assistance Then what will you need in a disaster?

11. 2. Complete a Personal Assessment How will you be alerted or warned? How will you immediately evacuate? What will you need to shelter or stay in place for ADLs? What will you need to evacuate? What will you need at shelter? What help will you need to return home and recover?

12. 3. Develop a personal support team Assist you with disaster response: alert, evacuate, transportation, ADLs at home or shelter, recovery. Possible team members. Ask and confirm commitment!!!! Share plan, information, keys, and ADL care instructions. Set a calendar date to re-confirm support team.

13. 4. Make an emergency info list For cell phone, wallet, auto, and kit ICE: In Case of Emergency Personal information: –Contact info, DOB –“Good to know information” –Service providers: case manager! –AT and medical supply information –Insurance: health, home and auto –Legal papers –Inventory of home –Important papers

14. 5. Make medical information list Medical conditions Doctors Pharmacy Medicines: –Name and dosage – Description of the pill –Also the prescription number

15. 6. Keep a 3-7 day supply of medications This can be a PROBLEM! Don’t let get down to zero Keep meds in one place –So easy to grab and go Rotate new with old in kit.

16. 7. Make an emergency supply kit Shelter or stay at home for 3 days Take along to support team home or community shelter Ready.gov or Fema or Red Cross for list of item.

17. 7. Make a kit >>>> Assistive Technology supplies & backup Loss of power, lost or contaminated: Extra batteries, chargers Low tech alternatives Mobility Communication Hearing Mobility Independent ADL

18. 8. Make your home/school/work a safer place Tornado Watch vs Warning? Home, work, school & community: –Know evacuation routes and safe places –Smoke detectors –Warning systems –Clear paths & doorways

19. Pets and Service Animals Service animals can go to shelter, unless they pose a threat or undue hardship Pets will need to go to arranged or community shelter Both need: –Plan for evacuation and sheltering –Emergency kit

20. ADA: Pets vs Service Animals ADA “Domesticated animal” = dog/cat so really a dog in this case Shelter staff can only ask 2 questions: 1.Do you need this animal due to a disability? 2.What tasks or work has this animal been trained to perform? So service not therapy animals

21. Additional information Iowa Department of Public Health www.idph.state.ia.us/bh/disability_emergency_prep.asp U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.ready.gov American Red Cross www.prepare.org Federal Emergency Management Agency www.fema.gov/preparedness/ National Organization on Disability www.nod.org/emergency

22. Do you have a plan and a kit? Photo courtesy of NOD